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10 horse-related words or phrases that are used with respect to weddings. Welcome, poetree (I like your name, btw). Interesting thought. Let me see--wedding-related words of all kinds: vows, pledge, troth, gown, tuxedo, bridesmaids...aha! groomsmen, groom, bride, veil, aisle, presents... Oh great, I thought of two whole ones--including one you gave. I'll keep thinking. Um...maybe stamp, in a Jewish wedding? (That goblet thing.)
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references: wrapped What intrigues me however, speaking of horses, is why the horse mackerel is called horse mackerel. You're welcome to answer that. ( horses don't eat fish nor does horse mackerel have hoofs) I can't give you an answer but it doesn't seem to be just in English. In Spanish a male and female dog are "perro y perra"; cats would be "gato y gata"; horses are "caballo y yegua." A caballa is a mackerel.
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Hmmm. Googling "etimologia de caballa" yields zero hits. Dunno if the fact that Spanish caballo derives from the Latin caballus, 'gelded horse' makes any difference. Yegua comes from the standard Latin equa, feminine of equus.
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caballa Pez teleósteo, de tres a cuatro decímetros de largo, de color azul y verde con rayas negras por el lomo. Vive en cardúmenes en el Atlántico Norte y se pesca activamente para su consumo. ( link). The Atlantic mackerel, in Spanish, caballa, macarela, or in taxonomy, Scomber scombrus ( link). In Middle English makerel also meant a 'pimp, bawd' ( link), and this meaning was carried over from French; of ultimate unknown etymology, though it might be connected with English make, German machen.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Ha, the Atlantic; that's my mackerel! Now we know all about it ,
bis auf die Gräten.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Sad Tail ~~~~~~~~~~
This was to be a very exciting event, based on what was dun to arrive at this point. Being a Jewish wedding, there was, of course, the canter, who came through the gait looking very foal of himself. When he began his job, however, it was clear he should have been more careful at the football game, as out came some awful sounds that revealed he was completely hoarse. The parents began to rack their brains for a solution. The canter apologized for having to bale out on them, and sadly left the bridle party without a singer. Their luck went from bad to worse, as a sudden colt front blew in, chilling all the guests and family alike. So upset was the father, he was overheard saying "Dam this city and it's changeable weather". The mare fact of having him udder this curse was so offensive, everyone stud up and left.
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 Though I'm not up to checking them all I suspect 13 words of being horse-related. Am I right?
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Though I'm not up to checking them all I suspect 13 words of being horse-related. Am I right? nay. (actually, you are, but I couldn't pass it by.)
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Paralysis, brought to a atop is what I have always heard in relation to this phrase. Literally the horse would stop if the reins did happen to fall and get wrapped around the axle. I imagine it would be a bad accident for all involved. I wonder if this also happens when in horse racing, pacers break their stride or gait and wind up out of the race. I have also heard it used in the context if someone says this phrase about themselves they are about to scream.
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Though I'm not up to checking them all I suspect 13 words of being horse-related. Am I right? nay. (actually, you are, but I couldn't pass it by.) Actually, she's not! And I'm not counting any repeats. But hay, maybe y'all aren't up to the challenge... ;0)
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