14. to support, as with authority, influence, help, or money: to back a candidate. 15. to bet on: to back a horse in the race. 16. to cause to move backward (often fol. by up): to back a car into a garage. 17. to furnish with a back: to back a book. 18. to lie at...
With only one leg, and few fresh wolf prints, I imagined the wolves kicked the lion off the kill site, and hauled the other legs off, maybe to their den site over the ridge. The wolves probably consumed most of the elk before the grizzly mom and cub came along (their tracks fairly ...
There are several varieties of itch mites that can be distinguished only by the host they attack. Dog, pig, horse and human itch mites are known to exist. Though it is possible for people to be infested with non-human species, usually little to no adverse effect is produced. Itch mite n...
2.with one's tail between one's legs,utterly defeated or humiliated. [before 900; Old Englishtægl,c. Middle Low Germantagelrope-end, Old High Germanzageltail, Old Norsetaglhorse's tail, Gothictaglhair] tail′less,adj. tail′less•ness,n. ...
The centaur, the horse-man of Greek legend, is one of the most famous hybrid creatures. An interesting theory about the origin of centaurs is that they were created when people of the Minoan culture, who were unfamiliar with horses, first met tribes of horse-riders and were so impressed wi...
with The Foolish Dictionary, Executed by Gideon Wurdz, Master of Pholly, Doctor of Loquacious Lunacy, etc. Thus Shalt Thou Live: Hints and Advice for the Healthy and the Sick on a Simple and Rational Mode of Life and a Natural Method of Cure ...
As soon as that segment ended, like a horse sniffing the barn, I shifted into the big ring and sped off toward a finish that was just an hour or so away. And speaking of horse, around Mile 82, just as I was approaching a bridge, three big, beautiful horses were running free . ....
Modern day horse breeds (血统) come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This variety didn't exist in the horse population before domestication. The Shetland horse is one of the smallest breeds—typically reaching only one meter tall. With short, strong legs, the animals were bred (养育...
Think about the problems of a horse in a spaceship lying on its back with all four legs in the air and you'll see what I mean. Laika the space dog Concept artist Alex Ries noted that an arrangement like this could work, if you added neck support Starfire, The Gorm-Khanate War Shown...
Our own visual system, sophisticated though it is, would not suit a housefly, eagle, owl, chameleon, or even a horse. Each of these animals has managed to thrive within a specific type of environment, for far longer than human beings have walked on two legs. Even though it is very ...