Complete Definition of "dead horse"

English

Noun

dead horse

  1. dated nautical The period of work on board ship for which the seamen have been paid in advance (usually a month's wages) the end of this term being celebrated by parading a straw horse about the decks.
  2. Australia rhyming slang for sauce.

Synonyms
sauce (2)

See also
beat a dead horse / flog a dead horse

Category:Rhyming slang

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