old horse

noun

salt junk

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Meanings

old horse1

nounold horse (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteslanguncountablegovernmentsalt junk

Old Horse2

proper nounthe Old Horse
  1. UKhistoricalobsoleteslangBridewell Prison in London.

    I was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment in Bridge Street Bridewell, Blackfriars, termed by the thieves the Old Horse.

    1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, published 1861

Synonyms & antonyms

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salt junk
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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