Phrase guide

wooden horse

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A toy horse made of wood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of Spanish donkey (“a torture device”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Spanish donkey

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Trojan Horse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: figure

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: træhest — horse made of wood
  • German: Holzpferd — horse made of wood
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trehest — horse made of wood
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trehest — horse made of wood