English Explanatory Dictionary

one-horse lawyer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lawyer who has only worked in a small town, lacking the experience and sophistication of more prominent lawyers.

Word forms

one-horse lawyer one-horse lawyers

Etymology

From the agricultural phrase one-horse meaning 'to be drawn/worked by a single horse.' This led to "one-horse" being expanded to mean anything small or contemptible.

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