ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoHow to tell a horse’s agei.redd.itimagemessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down14
arrow-up1273arrow-down1imageHow to tell a horse’s agei.redd.itooli3@sopuli.xyz to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square54linkfedilink
minus-squareleftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 month agoSo that’s where “long on the tooth” comes from.
minus-squareJillyB@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoAlso “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”
minus-squareMurrayL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoWell, sort of. While it does refer to horses, it’s actually a reference to how their gums recede as they get older, making the teeth look longer (at least according to Brewer’s).
So that’s where “long on the tooth” comes from.
Also “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”
Well, sort of. While it does refer to horses, it’s actually a reference to how their gums recede as they get older, making the teeth look longer (at least according to Brewer’s).