单词 | malt-horse |
释义 | † ˈmalt-horse Obs. A heavy kind of horse used by maltsters; used occas. as a term of abuse.
1561T. Hoby tr. Castiglione's Courtyer i. E iij, To carie a mans head so like a malthorse for feare of ruffling his hear. 1590Shakes. Com. Err. iii. i. 32 Mome, Malthorse, Capon, Coxcombe, Idiot. 1596― Tam. Shr. iv. i. 132. 1598 B. Jonson Ev. Man in Hum. i. iii, Why he has no more iudgement then a malt horse. 1603Harsnet Pop. Impost. 82 A stiffe resty spirit, of kin (as seemes) to a malt-horse of Ware, that wil not out of his way. c1616S. Ward Coal from Altar (1627) 57 Such as hold onely a certaine stint of daily duties as malt-horses their pace, or mill-horses their round. |

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