once over

See also: once-over

English

Noun

once over (plural once overs)

1. Alternative spelling of once-over
   • 1999, Audrey Pavia, Janice Posnikoff, “Chapter 8: The Daily Routine”, in Horses for Dummies, 1st edition, →ISBN, page 153:

     Giving your horse the once over
     Horses may seem like rather independent creatures, but in reality, they're more like half-ton toddlers. [...] That's why your horse needs what we like to call the daily once over. Every day, you must take your horse out of his stall or pasture and examine him from head to toe.

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