The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CHESTNUT
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More clues leading to the result CHESTNUT
- Horse head on box
- Horse in box, one going to bolt
- Box, security device for horse
- Old joke that may get a roasting?
- Old king eating seconds inspired by the pureed this?
- One pulled from fire, in the old joke?
- Horse box enthusiast
- Horse in box pursued by crazy character
- Horse box with crank attached
- Horse, an old joke
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What does CHESTNUT mean?
CHESTNUT noun- A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
- The nut of this tree or shrub.
- A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
- A reddish-brown horse.
- The wood of a chestnut tree.
- An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").
- A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
- The horse-chestnut.
- Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.