worn-out+horse
111screws — skruË n. metal fastener with a spiral grooved shaft; act of twisting or rotating; propeller; coercive pressure; sexual intercourse (Slang); miser, scrooge; old worn out horse; salary, wages (British Slang); prison guard, warden v. attach with a… …
112jade — jade1 noun 1》 a hard, typically green, stone consisting of the minerals jadeite or nephrite, used for ornaments and jewellery. 2》 the light bluish green colour of jade. Origin C16: from Fr. le jade (earlier l ejade), from Sp. piedra de ijada… …
113screw — noun 1》 a short, slender, sharp pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running around it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated in under pressure. ↘a cylinder with a helical ridge or thread running round the …
114harridan — har•ri•dan [[t]ˈhɑr ɪ dn[/t]] n. a scolding, vicious woman; hag; shrew • Etymology: 1690–1700; perh. alter of F haridelle worn out horse, gaunt woman …
115hay burner — 1. n. a worthless racehorse; any old and worn out horse. □ Send that old hay burner to the glue factory. □ I went to a dude ranch, and they gave me an old hay burner to ride. 2. AND hay head n. a marijuana smoker. (Drugs.) □ Some …
116nag — 1. tv. to pester someone constantly. □ Stop nagging me! □ I’ll nag him until he remembers on his own. 2. n. a worn out horse. □ I bet a week’s pay on that nag. Look what happened! □ …
117jade — English has two words jade, of which by far the commoner nowadays is the name of the green stone [18]. Despite the mineral’s close association with China and Japan, the term has no Oriental connections. It is of Latin origin, and started life in… …
118harridan — [har′i dən] n. [prob. altered < Fr haridelle, worn out horse, jade] a nasty, bad tempered woman, esp. an old one …
119plug — [plug] n. [MDu plugge, a bung, plug, block, akin to Ger pflock] 1. an object used to stop up a hole, gap, outlet, etc. 2. a natural concretion or formation that stops up a passage, duct, etc. 3. a small wedge or segment cut from something, as… …
120jade — 1. n. 1 a hard usu. green stone composed of silicates of calcium and magnesium, or of sodium and aluminium, used for ornaments and implements. 2 the green colour of jade. Etymology: F: le jade for l ejade f. Sp. piedra de ijada stone of the flank …
