one-horse Synonyms

one-horse Meaning

Wordnet

one-horse (s)

small and remote and insignificant

Webster

one-horse (a.)

Drawn by one horse; having but a single horse; as, a one-horse carriage.

Second-rate; inferior; small.

one-horse Sentence Examples

  1. The remote village boasted only a one-horse schoolhouse with a solitary teacher.
  2. The one-horse town had a population of less than a hundred residents.
  3. The farmer relied on a trusty one-horse plow to till his fields.
  4. The circus arrived in the one-horse town with a meager troupe and a single malnourished pony.
  5. The one-horse carriage rattled through the cobblestone streets, transporting the town's doctor.
  6. The one-horse racecourse was a dusty patch of land that hosted occasional lackluster competitions.
  7. The one-horse restaurant served greasy burgers and lukewarm coffee to weary travelers.
  8. The politician gave a rousing speech in the one-horse community center, promising to revitalize the town.
  9. The one-horse graveyard was a lonely and desolate place, filled with weathered headstones.
  10. The one-horse ranch struggled to sustain itself, with a meager herd of mangy cattle.

FAQs About the word one-horse

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The remote village boasted only a one-horse schoolhouse with a solitary teacher.

The one-horse town had a population of less than a hundred residents.

The farmer relied on a trusty one-horse plow to till his fields.

The circus arrived in the one-horse town with a meager troupe and a single malnourished pony.