"horse's mouth" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-horse's mouth.ogg [Australia] Forms: horses' mouths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|horses' mouths}} horse's mouth (plural horses' mouths)
  1. (idiomatic) An authentic source; someone who directly experienced or witnessed something. Tags: idiomatic Derived forms: straight from the horse's mouth
    Sense id: en-horse's_mouth-en-noun-6U2dfSxA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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