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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread horse latitudes #107952 07/18/2003 7:18 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dana is describing progress on homeward voyage, and mentions the "Horse Latitudes". Horrible. horse latitudes 5said to be so named because sailing vessels transporting horses to the West Indies often had to throw horses overboard because of water shortages resulting from delays while becalmed6 either of two belts over the oceans at c. 30U 3 35U north and south latitude, characterized by calms, light wind, high barometric pressure, and hot, dry weather Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: horse latitudes #107953 07/18/2003 11:54 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Omigosh, wwh! I've heard of horse latitudes on and off over the years and never questioned it. What a sad tale, the one you've told us here. And, by coincidence, we heard today of a sad local tale--15 horses removed from some land close by because the horses were almost starved by their owner. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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