horse armor

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see horse, armor.; armor worn by a horse.

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Meanings

nounhorse armor (plural horse armors)

plural horse armors

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see horse, armor.; armor worn by a horse.
  2. InternetderogatoryhumorousidiomaticgamesA piece of downloadable content or microtransaction for a video game, especially one purely cosmetic and considered being of bad value.

Origin

In reference to Bethesda Game Studios' 2006 RPG, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which notoriously offered horse armor as a paid piece of DLC.

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APA

horse armor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20armor

MLA

“horse armor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20armor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horse armor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20armor.

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