Hoss

/hɔːs/ noun

A horse, or dialectal/informal term for a large, strong person (often used as a form of address).

Dialectal American English pronunciation/spelling of 'horse'; reflects how regional accents compressed the -r- sound, particularly in Southern and frontier American speech.

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