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Meaning: a place with few comforts and activities; a dull rural town

Origin: This expression was first used in the 1850s when there were more horses than people in some American towns. If a town had only one horse, it must have been really small, with very little happening. This exaggerated saying became popular even though it is insulting. Now it can describe any business or project that's considered rather minor or dull.

Example: "They got fed up with the noisy, crowded city, so they moved to a one-horse town out West".

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