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  • 1Fractious — Frac tious, a. [Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager, E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel.] Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse. Syn: Snappish;… …

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  • 2John Henry (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = John Henry sire = Ole Bob Bowers grandsire = Prince Blessed dam = Once Double damsire = Double Jay sex = Gelding foaled = 1975 country = United States flagicon|USA colour = Brown breeder = Golden Chance… …

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  • 3Durbar (horse) — Durbar Sire Rabelais Grandsire St. Simon Dam Armenia Damsire Meddler Sex Stallion Foaled 1911 …

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  • 4Fractiously — Fractious Frac tious, a. [Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager, E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel.] Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse. Syn:… …

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  • 5Fractiousness — Fractious Frac tious, a. [Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager, E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel.] Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse. Syn:… …

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  • 6rule — I. noun Etymology: Middle English reule, from Anglo French, from Latin regula straightedge, rule, from regere to keep straight, direct more at right Date: 13th century 1. a. a prescribed guide for conduct or action b. the laws or regulations… …

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  • 7fractiously — adverb 1. in a peevish manner • Syn: ↑peevishly, ↑querulously • Derived from adjective: ↑fractious, ↑querulous (for: ↑querulously), ↑peevish ( …

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  • 8Little Johnny Sheep-Dung — is a French fairy tale collected by Achille Millien and Paul Delarue. [Paul Delarue, The Borzoi Book of French Folk Tales , p 370, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York 1956] ynopsisA good for nothing boy once begged a sheepskin from butchers; it was… …

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  • 9Henry George Chauvel — Infobox Military Person name=Sir Harry Chauvel caption=Sir Harry Chauvel lived=16 April 1865 Death date and age|1945|3|4|1865|4|16|df=yes placeofbirth=Tabulam, New South Wales, Australia placeofdeath=Melbourne, Victoria, Australia… …

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  • 10Hobble (device) — A hobble is a device that prevents or limits the locomotion of a human or an animal, by tethering one or more legs. Although hobbles are most commonly used on horses, they are sometimes used also on other animals. On dogs, they are used… …

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