Usually means: Strong, dependable person; Southern slang.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. hoss: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. hoss: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Hoss, hoss: Wordnik
  4. Hoss, hoss: Wiktionary
  5. hoss: Dictionary.com
  6. hoss: Online Etymology Dictionary
  7. Hoss (album), Hoss (band), Hoss (comics), Hoss (nickname), Hoss: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Hoss: Rhymezone
  9. HOSS: Dictionary of Americanisms (1848)
  10. hoss: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  11. hoss: Merriam-Webster

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. HOSS: Acronym Finder

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hoss, hoss: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Definitions from Wiktionary (Hoss)

noun:  (Southern US, slang) A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.
noun:  (Southern US, slang, often capitalized) Term of address for a man.
noun:  (Northwestern US, slang) A car.
noun:  (Southern US, slang) Pronunciation spelling of horse. [A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.]
noun:  Alternative letter-case form of hoss (Southern US term of address for a man). [(Southern US, slang) A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.]

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