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3 horse related terms (carriages, anatomy, breeds, tack)
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Definition:A small person; a pet; -- sometimes used contemptuously. [Obs.]Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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FALLACE, Deliro's wife, and idol; a proud mincing peat, and as perverse as he is officious. She dotes as perfectly upon the courtier, as her husband doth on her, and only wants the face to be dishonest.
Ben Jonson. Every Man Out of His Humour (1601)
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Mother, good night.- Indeed, this counsellor
Is now most still, most secret, and most grave,
Who was in life a foolish peating knave.
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