worthless+horse

  • 1Standardbred horse — Infobox Horse name= Standardbred image caption=The Standardbred is best known as a harness racing breed. features = Well muscled, long body, slightly heavier than a Thoroughbred, solid legs and powerful shoulders and hindquarters. Able to trot or …

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  • 2Post horse — Post Post, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf. {Post} a pillar.] 1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed,… …

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  • 3Pack horse — Pack Pack, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an… …

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  • 4look up a dead horse's ass — [B] do a worthless task, do a pointless exercise, pissing into the wind    If they want a tax free society, they may as well be looking up a dead horse s ass! …

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  • 5Ron McAnally — Horseracing personalities infobox name = Ron McAnally |caption = occupation = Trainer birthplace = Covington, Kentucky, U.S. birth date = July 11, 1932 death date = career wins = 2,500+ (ongoing) race = Champagne Stakes (1961) John C. Mabee… …

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  • 6nag — nag1 /nag/, v., nagged, nagging, n. v.t. 1. to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands. 2. to keep in a state of troubled awareness or anxiety, as a recurrent pain or problem: She had certain misgivings that nagged her. v.i. 3.… …

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  • 7nag — I [[t]næg[/t]] v. nagged, nag•ging, n. 1) to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands 2) to be a constant source of unease or irritation to: Her doubts nagged her[/ex] 3) to find fault or complain, esp. in an irritating and… …

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  • 8keffel — ˈkefə̇l noun ( s) Etymology: Welsh ceffyl horse, from Latin caballus horse, nag more at cavalcade dialect Britain : a usually old or worthless horse : nag …

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  • 9Torril — Tor ril, n. A worthless woman; also, a worthless horse. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10rip — rip1 [rip] vt. ripped, ripping [LME rippen, prob. < or akin to Fl, to tear < IE * reub : see RUB] 1. a) to cut or tear apart roughly or vigorously b) to remove by or as by so cutting or tearing: with off, out, away, etc. c) to make (a hole …

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