'Obby 'Osses

A form of 'Obby 'Oss — A male dancer dressed as a horse who cavorts through the town pretending to capture young maidens, as part of a May Day festival in Padstow, Cornwall, England.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of 'Obby 'Oss
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