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Wooden nursery stallions
Rocking-horses are toy horses mounted on curved rockers or springs, allowing children to simulate riding by shifting their weight back and forth.
Traditional versions are carved from wood and painted, often with real horsehair manes and tails.
The rocking-horse appears in figurative speech for futile effort—motion without progress: All that work and we're just on rocking-horses.
Room for infants
- playroomChildren's recreation area
- childrenYoung human beings
- woodenMade from timber
- paintedCoated with pigment
mane · saddle · stirrups · springs · glider · antique · Victorian · handcrafted
Life's earliest phase
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
dreamlike · memory · longing · bittersweet · sentimentality · keepsake · memoir · wistfulness
Craft of shaping lumber
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- lacquerGlossy protective coating
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
handpainted · upholstery · leather · horsehair · workshop · artisan · restoration · mahogany
Rhythmic lateral movement
- back-and-forthAlternating reciprocal motion
- rhythmicHaving regular tempo
- gallopingFastest equine gait
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
teetering · oscillating · gentle · soothing · pendulum · lulling · steady · repetitive
nursery
Room for infants
painted · mane · saddle · stirrups · springs · glider · antique · Victorian · handcrafted · carousel
childhood
Life's earliest phase
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
whimsy · dreamlike · memory · longing · bittersweet · sentimentality · keepsake · memoir · wistfulness · fleeting
woodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
varnish · handpainted · upholstery · leather · horsehair · workshop · artisan · restoration · mahogany · pine
swaying
Rhythmic lateral movement
- back-and-forthAlternating reciprocal motion
- rhythmicHaving regular tempo
- gallopingFastest equine gait
bouncing · teetering · oscillating · gentle · soothing · pendulum · lulling · steady · repetitive · calming
rocking-horsesworking horses
stallions · mares · wild horses · thoroughbreds · racehorses
rocking-horsesracehorses
Equines bred for speed
draft horses · pack horses · vehicles · bicycles · go-karts
rocking-horsesvideo games
Interactive electronic entertainment
tablets · electronic toys · VR headsets · gaming consoles · smartphones
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