Oat-burner

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A horse.

    "He's not just your basic oat-burner who runs because he's taught to."

  2. 2
    A film, radio or television show, or theatrical production set in the Old West; horse opera.

    "Even though we were dead serious about this oat-burner, the home audiences probably collapsed when, along with the Old West dialogue and scenes, they heard the honking and screeching noises of automobiles or the roaring of airplanes overhead."

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