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Definition of Horseplay
1. Noun. Rowdy or boisterous play.
Definition of Horseplay
1. n. Rude, boisterous play.
Definition of Horseplay
1. Noun. Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm. ¹
2. Verb. To engage in horseplay. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Horseplay
1. [n -PLAYS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horseplay
Literary usage of Horseplay
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Special Bulletin by New York (State). Dept. of Labor (1920)
"The award should be reversed and the claim dismissed. All concurred. Award reversed
and claim dismissed. 20. horseplay According to court decisions, ..."
2. Jonathan and His Continent: Rambles Through American Society by Max O'Rell, Jack Allyn (1889)
"... Boisterous Humour and horseplay Wit.—A Dinner at the Clover Club of
Philadelphia.—Other " Gridiron " Clubs. UMOUR only springs in simple, ..."
3. Fifty Years of My Life in the World of Sport at Home and Abroad by John Dugdale Astley (1895)
"... Winn (Lord St. Oswald)—The Lawson Liquor Bill—I answer as to my own—horseplay
while Canvassing—I bring in a Kill to Restrain Farm-servants administering ..."
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