Used of horses. 14. Chiefly British To be a candidate for public office. v.tr. 1. To cause to stand; place upright. 2. To engage in or encounter: stand battle. 3. a. To resist successfully; withstand: stand the test of time; will not stand close examination. b. To put up ...
View in context But it is impossible to express his noble resentment at our savage treatment of the HOUYHNHNM race; particularly after I had explained the manner and use of castrating horses among us, to hinder them from propagating their kind, and to render them more servile. View in context...
“Did I hear horses'feet?Have they come?” One of the veterans answered, close to his ear:“It was Jimmy Parish come to say the party got delayed, but they're right up the road a piece, and coming along. Her horse is lame, but she'll be here in half an hour.” “Oh, I...
once there was a horse who could not run in a race as it was taunted by other horses so the owner exchanged it with the girl for a bag of peanuts.The girl found the problem of the horse and made it race while wearing a headphone and listening to music.Please anyone can tell me ...
He talked about how competitive swimmers would shave their legs to mentally psyche them up for the meet. Now I’m not positive that the leg shaving in the picture below was in preparation for the Big Foot Run at the Sasquatch Festival or for an event at the Crawfish Festival, but as ...
But, historically speaking, the most notable spring training series to ever take place in Shreveport happened in March 1921 with the New York Yankees. Because these weren't the New York Yankees we know today. This was just the beginning of the Yankees Dynasty. George Herman Ruth wasn't quite...
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PROUD mum Shirley Harris cuddled her five-year-old daughter Charley yesterday and said: "She is the bravest little girl in the world."Lakeman, Geoffrey
I wonder, sometimes, how many stupid things I say in a day. How many things that make total sense to me, but that can be, and will probably be, construed differently by the people I say them to? Considering the amount of words I can burn through in twelve hours, the chances are hi...
A glance at the fireplace, however, showed her the cause of the terror, and she burst into a hearty fit of laughter. “Charley,” she shouted, “here’s Eliza misbehaving again.” “I’ll settle her,” answered a masculine voice, and the young man dashed into the room. He had a ...