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    Horse sense
    /ˈhôrs ˌsens/

    noun

    • 1. common sense. informal

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  3. The meaning of HORSE SENSE is common sense. How to use horse sense in a sentence.

  4. HORSE SENSE definition: 1. practical knowledge and good judgment about ordinary life 2. practical knowledge and good…. Learn more.

  5. He’s a man of good strong horse sense. In 1870 the New York magazine The Nation offered a corroborative view of the expression’s origin: The new phrase – born in the West, we believe – of ‘horse-sense’, which is applied to the intellectual ability of men who exceed others in practical wisdom. In fact, we need to cross the Atlantic ...

  6. HORSE SENSE meaning: 1. practical knowledge and good judgment about ordinary life 2. practical knowledge and good…. Learn more.

  7. Horse sense definition: common sense.. See examples of HORSE SENSE used in a sentence.

  8. horse sense: 1 n sound practical judgment Synonyms: common sense , good sense , gumption , mother wit , sense Types: logic reasoned and reasonable judgment nous common sense road sense good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road Type of: discernment , judgement , judgment , sagaciousness , sagacity the mental ability to ...

  9. Horse sense definition, common sense. See more. Sound practical sense, as in She's got too much horse sense to believe his story.The exact allusion in this term, which dates from the mid-1800s, is disputed, since some regard horses as rather stupid.

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