When the speaker praised politics as one of the oldest and noblest professions, his audience of college students gave him a horselaugh.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
Horselaugh — Horse laugh , n. A loud, boisterous laugh; a guffaw. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horselaugh — [hôrs′laf΄] n. a loud, boisterous, usually derisive laugh; guffaw … English World dictionary
horselaugh — {n. phr.} A loud, sarcastic, and derisive laugh. * /When the speaker praised politics as one of the oldest and noblest professions, his audience of college students gave him a horselaugh./ … Dictionary of American idioms
horselaugh — {n. phr.} A loud, sarcastic, and derisive laugh. * /When the speaker praised politics as one of the oldest and noblest professions, his audience of college students gave him a horselaugh./ … Dictionary of American idioms
horselaugh — horselaughter, n. /hawrs laf , lahf /, n. 1. a loud, coarse laugh, esp. of derision. v.i. 2. to utter a horselaugh. [1705 15; HORSE + LAUGH] * * * … Universalium
horselaugh — noun Date: 1713 a loud boisterous laugh … New Collegiate Dictionary
horselaugh — noun A loud, distinct, sound of laughter by a human, resembling the sound of a horse … Wiktionary
horselaugh — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, belly laugh, boff, boffola, burst of laughter, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, convulsion, crow, fit of laughter, gales of laughter, giggle, guffaw, ha ha, hearty laugh, hee haw, hee hee,… … Moby Thesaurus
horselaugh — n. loud laugh which resembles a sound made by a horse, guffaw … English contemporary dictionary
horselaugh — horse•laugh [[t]ˈhɔrsˌlæf, ˌlɑf[/t]] n. a loud, coarse laugh … From formal English to slang
