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The horseman's words

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Margot Lawrence
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Abstract

Horses have been important in the British Isles since at least Roman times, and users of English have taken their interest in horses with them to many parts of the world. As a result, the language abounds in expressions from the now largely vanished world of horses, coaches and hunting.

Type
Research Article
Information
English Today , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 43 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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