Hold your horses
Hold on; be patient.
US origin - 19th century. In keeping with its American origin, it originally was written as 'hold your hosses' and it appears in print that way many times from 184
Hold your horses
Hold on; be patient.
US origin - 19th century. In keeping with its American origin, it originally was written as 'hold your hosses' and it appears in print that way many times from 1844 onwards. In Picayune (New Orleans) September 1844, we have:
"Oh, hold your hosses, Squire. There's no use gettin' riled, no how."
It's clear that hoss is the US slang term for horse, which was certainly known by 1844, as in David Humphreys' The Yankey in England, 