worn-out+horse

  • 41nagged — næg v. remind incessantly (especially of a chore); criticize relentlessly (of a fault or imperfection); pester; bother; be a persistent source of pain or nuisance n. one who nags, pest; overworked and worn out horse; pony, small leisure horse …

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  • 42nagging — nag·ging || nægɪŋ n. act of reminding incessantly; act of criticizing relentlessly; act of pestering or bothering adj. bothersome, annoying, incessant; criticizing relentlessly; reminding incessantly; of one who nags næg v. remind… …

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  • 43nags — næg v. remind incessantly (especially of a chore); criticize relentlessly (of a fault or imperfection); pester; bother; be a persistent source of pain or nuisance n. one who nags, pest; overworked and worn out horse; pony, small leisure horse …

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  • 44hack — I. v. a. Cut (clumsily), hew, chop, mangle, hackle, haggle. II. n. 1. Notch, cut. 2. Hired horse, worn out horse. 3. Drudge, over worked man. III. a. Hired, mercenary, hireling, hackney …

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  • 45nag — I 1. verb 1) she s constantly nagging me Syn: harass, badger, give someone a hard time, hound, harry, criticize, carp, find fault with, keep on at, grumble at, go on at; henpeck; informal hassle, get on someone s case, ride 2) …

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  • 46crock — I [[t]krɒk[/t]] n. 1) cer an earthenware pot, jar, or other container 2) cer a fragment of earthenware; potsherd • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME crokke, OE croc(c), crocca pot, c. ON krukka jug II crock [[t]krɒk[/t]] n. 1) one that is old or decrepit… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 47rip — I. /rɪp / (say rip) verb (ripped, ripping) –verb (t) 1. to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner; slash; slit. 2. to cut or tear away in a rough or vigorous manner. 3. to saw (wood) in the direction of the grain. 4. Also, rip up. to… …

  • 48hack — English has two distinct words hack. By far the older, ‘cut savagely or randomly’ [OE], goes back via Old English haccian to a prehistoric West Germanic *khak , also reproduced in German hacken and Dutch hakken. It perhaps originated in imitation …

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  • 49Ro|ci|nan|te — «ROH see NAN tee; Spanish roh thee NAHN tay», noun. the thin, worn out horse ridden by Don Quixote. ╂[< Spanish Rocinante < rocín a hack horse, jade] …

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  • 50A screw loose — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …

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