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hoarse (HORS) (adjective)
Referring to a harsh or grating sound: By the end of the hockey game, Mildred's voice was hoarse from cheering so loudly.
horse (HORS) (noun)
A large, strong domesticated quadruped to pull things (carts) or to transport an individual: The strong brown horse pulled the carriage while the young man rode on a slender black horse.
The cowboy had to use another horse today because his regular equine was sick with a hoarse throat which the vet diagnosed as a hoarse horse.
Two police officers were discussing a drugstore break in. One officer said to the other one, "Someone broke in, but all he took was cough drops."
The other policeman responded with, "He must have been a hoarse thief."
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(Latin: "hoarse"; hoarse cries; howl, roar; rough-sounding, harsh; loud, rough)