Hoss
n.
1815, representing U.S. dialectal variant pronunciation of horse, especially as applied to (large or coarse) persons.
noun
A strong and dependable person; superior person; strong man; pisser: We didn’t have a hoss in the bullpen until Mark Littell started coming through for us (1940s+)
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