horses

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Meaning · English

Horsepower.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

I got four hundred horses tucked under the hood.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “horses” mean?

Horsepower.

Is “horses” formal or informal?

horses is generally slang.