Rocking Horse (Noun)
Meaning
A child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The little boy spent hours riding his favorite rocking horse, imagining himself a brave knight.
- Her grandmother had made her a beautiful handmade rocking horse with intricate carvings.
- The girl sat on the rocking horse, holding onto the handles and bouncing gently up and down.
- He received a rocking horse for his birthday and was overjoyed, immediately climbing on and starting to ride.
- The antique rocking horse in the nursery had been played with by generations of children.