"film horse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: film horses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} film horse (plural film horses)
  1. (film) A device for holding rolls of film during editing. Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-film_horse-en-noun-~m~9p8hT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Inflected forms

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