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11Frosting — Frost Frost, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frosted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frosting}.] 1. To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass; as, glass …
12Roughshod — Rough shod, a. Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse. [1913 Webster] {To ride roughshod}, to pursue a course regardless of the pain or distress it may cause others. [1913 Webster] …
13To ride roughshod — Roughshod Rough shod, a. Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse. [1913 Webster] {To ride roughshod}, to pursue a course regardless of the pain or distress it may cause others. [1913 Webster] …
14calk — I. variant of caulk II. noun or caulk Etymology: probably alteration of calkin, from Middle English kakun, from Middle Dutch or Middle French dialect; Middle Dutch calcoen horse s hoof, from Middle French dialect (Walloon) calcain heel, from… …
15Shoe studs — Studs or Screw in Calks are traction devices screwed into the bottom of a horse shoe. Use of studsStud improve a horse s balance and grip over uneven or slippy terrain, and can make him move better and jump more confidently in poor footing. The… …
16Papyrus (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Papyrus caption = sire = Tracery grandsire = Rock Sand dam = Miss Matty damsire = Marcovil sex = Stallion foaled = 1920 country = Ireland flagicon|Ireland colour = Brown breeder = Sir John Robinson owner …
17calk — calk1 /kawk/, v.t., n. caulk. calk2 /kawk/, n. 1. Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc. See illus. under horseshoe. 2. Also, calker. a similar device on the heel or sole of a shoe to prevent slipp …
18horseshoe — horseshoer, n. /hawrs shooh , hawrsh /, n., v., horseshoed, horseshoeing, adj. n. 1. a U shaped metal plate, plain or with calks, nailed to a horse s hoof to protect it from being injured by hard or rough surfaces. 2. something U shaped, as a… …
19horseshoe pitching — Game for two or four players in which a horseshoe is thrown so as to encircle or land as close as possible to a stake. A horseshoe encircling the stake is called a ringer and counts for the highest score. The game may have derived from quoits,… …
20Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …
