-
1 rocking-horses
nსათამაშო ცხენები -
2 caballito balancín
(n.) = rocking horseEx. Dolls' houses and their contents are also discussed, and there are chapters on rocking horses and baby carriages.* * *(n.) = rocking horseEx: Dolls' houses and their contents are also discussed, and there are chapters on rocking horses and baby carriages.
-
3 cochecito de bebé
(n.) = pram, baby carriageEx. Some libraries have barriers to access for prams and pushchairs, and lack the facilities which would help to encourage library use by parents and the under-fives.Ex. Dolls' houses and their contents are also discussed, and there are chapters on rocking horses and baby carriages.* * *(n.) = pram, baby carriageEx: Some libraries have barriers to access for prams and pushchairs, and lack the facilities which would help to encourage library use by parents and the under-fives.
Ex: Dolls' houses and their contents are also discussed, and there are chapters on rocking horses and baby carriages. -
4 სათამაშო ცხენები
nrocking-horses -
5 horse
1. n лошадь, коньto mount a horse, to take horse — сесть на лошадь; поехать верхом
to get off a horse — слезть с лошади, спешиться
to horse! — по коням!, садись!
the winged horse — крылатый конь, Пегас
2. n зоол. представитель семейства лошадиных3. n жеребец; мерин4. n груб. жеребец, кобель5. n кавалерия, конницаhorse cavalry — кавалерия, конница
6. n рама, станок, козлы; подставка7. n рама или подставка для сушки одеждыstanhope horse — лошадь, пригодная для лёгкого экипажа
8. n геол. ингрессия; включение пустой породы в рудеthe horse hurdled both the fence and the ditch — лошадь перескочила и через забор, и через ров
9. n мор. леер10. n шахм. разг. коньhorse sideways — гимнастический конь, установленный в ширину
11. n амер. студ. жарг. шпаргалка,12. n «рыба»лошадиная сила, «лошадка»
13. n амер. сл. наркотик14. n воен. ист. таранhold your horses! — не волнуйся!, потише!;
come off your high horse! — брось задаваться!, перестань важничать!
15. a лошадиный, конскийhorse harness — конская упряжь; лошадиная сбруя
16. a конныйhorse hoe — конный пропашник, конная мотыга
horse ranch — коневодческое хозяйство; конный завод
horse marine — конный моряк, «моряк в седле»
17. a кавалерийскийhorse troops — кавалерийские войска, кавалерия
horse soldier — кавалерист; конник; конный воин
18. a грубый; большойhorse joke — грубая шутка, непристойный анекдот
horse laugh — грубый громкий хохот, гогот; ржание
19. v поставлять лошадей20. v запрягать; заложитьto horse a carriage — заложить карету; запрягать
21. v садиться на лошадь; вскочить на коня; ехать верхом22. v сажать на коня23. v носить на спине24. v сажать на спину25. v редк. пороть26. v редк. нещадно погонять, изнурять работой27. v амер. разг. издеваться; разыгрывать, вышучивать28. v амер. разг. таскать за собой, вовлекать в возню; играть в лошадкиdark horse — "темная лошадка"
29. v амер. разг. шумно разыгрывать30. v амер. разг. требовать плату за несделанную работу31. v амер. разг. покрывать32. v амер. разг. случать33. v амер. разг. находиться в периоде течки34. v амер. разг. неприст. совершать половой актСинонимический ряд:1. equine animal (noun) charger; Clydesdale; cob; courser; equine animal; gelding; mare; mount; pony; stallion2. sawhorse (noun) buck; sawbuck; sawhorse; trestle; workhorse3. cut up (verb) act up; carry on; cut up; horseplay -
6 cavallo
m horsescacchi knightdei pantaloni crotchcavallo da corsa race horsemotoring cavallo vapore horsepowerandare a cavallo go ridingvivere a cavallo di due secoli straddle two centuries* * *cavallo s.m.1 horse: cavallo da corsa, racehorse (o racer); cavallo da corsa a ostacoli, steeplechaser; cavallo da caccia, hunter; cavallo da sella, saddle-horse; cavallo da soma, pack-horse (o sumpter horse o mil. bathorse); cavallo da tiro, draught-horse; cavallo di battaglia, warhorse (o charger o poet. steed); (fig.) favourite piece; cavallo purosangue, blood-horse; cavallo di razza, (anche fig.) thoroughbred; cavallo pezzato, pomellato, dapple; cavallo sauro, sorrel; cavallo baio, bayard; cavallo bigio, grey; cavallo bolso, roarer; corsa di cavalli, horse-race // cavallo a dondolo, rocking horse // ferro di cavallo, horseshoe: tavola a ferro di cavallo, horseshoe table // a cavallo, on horseback (o mounted o astride): andare a cavallo, to ride (on horseback); essere a cavallo, to be riding on horseback; (fig.) to be out of danger (o to be safe o to be home and dry); montare a cavallo, to mount; percorrere ( un lungo tratto) a cavallo, to ride (a long distance); a cavallo!, to horse! // guardie a cavallo, horse guards; artiglieria a cavallo, horse artillery // scendere da cavallo, to dismount // (mil.) cavallo di Frisia, cheval de Frise // coda di cavallo, ( acconciatura) ponytail // andare col cavallo di S. Francesco, to go on shanks's pony // avere una febbre da cavallo, to have a raging fever; gli hai dato una dose da cavallo, you have given him enough to kill a horse // cavallo di Troia, wooden horse of Troy; (fig.) Trojan horse // a caval donato non si guarda in bocca, (prov.) you must not look a gift horse in the mouth // l'occhio del padrone ingrassa il cavallo, (prov.) business prospers under the master's eye // campa cavallo che l'erba cresce, that'll be the day4 ( scacchi) knight5 ( attrezzo per ginnastica) (vaulting) horse: volteggi al cavallo, (horse) vaulting (o horse vaults)6 (metrol.) cavallo vapore, horsepower (abbr. HP o hp): un motore di 35 cavalli ( vapore), a 35 horsepower (o a 35 HP) engine7 ( di pantaloni) crotch, crutch* * *[ka'vallo]1. sm1) horsea cavallo di — (sedia, moto, bici) astride, straddling
andare a cavallo — to go on horseback, ride
siamo a cavallo fig — we've made it
montare a/scendere da cavallo — to mount/dismount
da cavallo — (fig : dose) drastic, (febbre) raging
a caval donato non si guarda in bocca — (Proverbio) don't look a gift horse in the mouth
2) (dei pantaloni) crotch, Scacchi knight, (attrezzo ginnico) (vaulting) horse3) (anche: cavallo vapore) horsepower2.* * *[ka'vallo]sostantivo maschile1) zool. horsecavallo di razza — thoroughbred (anche fig.)
cavallo da tiro — carthorse, draught-horse
scendere da cavallo — to dismount, to get off a horse
2) (carne) horsemeat, horseflesh3) sport (vaulting) horse; (con maniglie) pommel horse4) (di scacchi) knight5) (di pantaloni) crotch, crutch6) mecc.7) fig.essere a cavallo di due secoli — to bridge o straddle two centuries
•cavallo di battaglia — strong point, big number; teatr. speciality act BE, specialty number AE
cavallo di Frisia — mil. cheval-de-frise
••essere a cavallo — to be sitting pretty, to be home and dry
a caval donato non si guarda in bocca — prov. don't look a gift horse in the mouth
* * *cavallo/ka'vallo/sostantivo m.1 zool. horse; cavallo di razza thoroughbred (anche fig.); cavallo da corsa racehorse; cavallo da tiro carthorse, draught-horse; cavallo da soma pack horse; a (dorso di) cavallo on horseback; passeggiata a cavallo (horse) ride; sai andare a cavallo? can you ride? vado a cavallo una volta al mese I go (horseback) riding once a month; montare a cavallo to mount; scendere da cavallo to dismount, to get off a horse; ferro di cavallo horseshoe; cura da cavallo strong treatment; febbre da cavallo raging fever; corsa di -i horse race; puntare sul cavallo vincente to be on to a winner (anche fig.)2 (carne) horsemeat, horseflesh3 sport (vaulting) horse; (con maniglie) pommel horse4 (di scacchi) knight5 (di pantaloni) crotch, crutch6 mecc. un motore da 100 -i a 100 horsepower engineessere a cavallo to be sitting pretty, to be home and dry; a caval donato non si guarda in bocca prov. don't look a gift horse in the mouth; campa cavallo! that'll be the day!\cavallo di battaglia strong point, big number; teatr. speciality act BE, specialty number AE cavallo a dondolo rocking horse; cavallo di Frisia mil. cheval-de-frise; cavallo di Troia Trojan horse; cavallo vapore horsepower. -
7 horse
1. [hɔ:s] n1. 1) лошадь, коньriding /saddle/ horse - верховая лошадь
proud horse - поэт. конь ретивый
the flying /winged/ horse - миф. крылатый конь
the Trojan horse - греч. миф. троянский конь
iron horse - стальной /железный/ конь (о паровозе, танке, велосипеде и т. п.)
to mount a horse, to take horse - сесть на лошадь; поехать верхом
to get off a horse - слезть с лошади, спешиться
to horse! - по коням!, садись!
to back the wrong horse - а) поставить не на ту лошадь ( на скачках); б) просчитаться, ошибиться в расчётах
gentleman /master/ of the horse - шталмейстер
2) зоол. лошадь ( Equus caballus)3) зоол. представитель семейства лошадиных ( Equidae)2. 1) жеребец; мерин2) груб. жеребец, кобель ( о мужчине)3. кавалерия, конницаhorse and foot - конница и пехота [см. тж. ♢ ]
a regiment of horse - кавалерийский полк, полк кавалерии
4. спорт. конь ( гимнастика)5. 1) рама, станок, козлы; подставка2) рама или подставка для сушки одежды (тж. drying horse, clothes horse)6. геол. ингрессия; включение пустой породы в руде7. мор. леер8. шахм. разг. конь9. 1) амер. студ. жарг. шпаргалка, особ. подстрочный перевод2) «рыба» ( документ-полуфабрикат)10. сл. лошадиная сила, «лошадка» ( как единица мощности)11. амер. сл. наркотик (особ. героин)12. = horseplay13. воен. ист. таран♢
horse and foot - изо всех сил, что есть мочи [см. тж. 3, 1)]dark horse см. dark II ♢
wooden horse - а) троянский конь; б) конь ( гимнастический); в) ист. кобыла ( скамья для порки); г) уст. деревянный конь ( о корабле); д) сл. виселица
pale horse - библ. конь бледный ( несущий смерть)
salt horse - мор. жарг. солонина
dead horse - сл. а) работа, за которую деньги взяты вперёд; б) нечто исчерпавшее себя; to flog /to beat/ a dead horse - стегать дохлую лошадь; заниматься бесплодным делом; в) полигр. дублирующий набор (готового материала; производится с целью обеспечения занятости рабочих)
out of /straight from/ the horse's mouth - из первых рук, из надёжных источников ( о полученной информации)
this is a horse of another /of a different/ colour - это совсем другое дело
hold your horses! - амер. не волнуйся!, потише!; ≅ легче на поворотах!
enough to make a horse laugh - ≅ курам на смех
to be on /to get on, to ride, to mount/ one's high horse - важничать, заноситься, держать себя высокомерно
come off your high horse! - брось задаваться!, перестань важничать!
to put the cart before the horse см. cart I ♢
to look a gift horse in the mouth см. gift I ♢
I could eat a horse - у меня зверский аппетит; я так голоден, что могу съесть целого быка
a horse on smb. - амер. сл. шутка над кем-л., издевательство
you can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink - посл. можно пригнать коня на водопой, но пить его не заставишь; не всего можно добиться силой
2. [hɔ:s] aone shouldn't change /swap/ horses in midstream - посл. коней на переправе не меняют
1. лошадиный, конскийhorse harness - конская упряжь; лошадиная сбруя
2. конныйhorse farming - с.-х. полевые работы на конской тяге
horse hoe - с.-х. конный пропашник, конная мотыга
horse rake - с.-х. конные грабли
horse vehicle - конная повозка, телега
horse road /track, way/ - дор. гужевая дорога; проезжая дорога
3. кавалерийскийhorse troops - кавалерийские войска, кавалерия
horse soldier - кавалерист; конник; конный воин
horse archers - ист. конные лучники
horse grenadier - ист. конногренадер
4. грубый; большойhorse joke - грубая шутка, непристойный /неприличный/ анекдот
♢
horse opera /stuff/ - амер. разг. ковбойский фильм, роман и т. п.3. [hɔ:s] vhorse latitudes - метеор. «конские широты» (северные широты от 30u00B0 до 33u00B0 - штилевая полоса Атлантического океана)
1. 1) поставлять лошадейto horse a carriage - заложить карету; запрягать (лошадей)
2. 1) садиться на лошадь; вскочить на коня; ехать верхом2) сажать на коня3. 1) носить (кого-л.) на спине2) сажать (кого-л.) на спину (себе или кому-л. другому)4. редк.1) взвалить одного человека на другого или уложить кого-л. на козлы для порки2) пороть5. нещадно погонять, изнурять работой (особ. матросов)6. амер. разг.1) издеваться (над чем-л.); разыгрывать, вышучивать (кого-л.)2) таскать за собой, вовлекать в возню; играть в лошадки3) шумно разыгрывать (сценку и т. п.)7. требовать плату за несделанную работу (обыкн. to horse it)8. 1) покрывать ( кобылу)2) случать ( кобылу)3) находиться в периоде течки ( о кобыле)9. неприст. совершать половой акт10. мор. конопатить -
8 cheval
1. masculine nouna. ( = animal) horse ; ( = viande) horsemeat• elle fait combien de chevaux ? what horsepower is it?2. compounds* * *
1.
pl - aux ʃ(ə)val, o nom masculin1) Zoologie horsemiser sur le bon cheval — fig to back the right horse
2) ( activité) horse-riding3) ( viande) horsemeat4) ( personne) real Trojan(vieux) cheval de retour — ( homme politique) war horse; ( récidiviste) habitual offender, old lag (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( femme masculine) pej
2.
à cheval sur locution prépositivePhrasal Verbs:••* * *ʃ(ə)val, ochevaux pl nm1) (= animal) horseà cheval sur [un mur, une branche] — astride, [domaines, territoires] straddling
être à cheval sur qch fig [discipline, sécurité, grammaire, convenances] — to be a stickler for sth
2) AUTOMOBILES (cheval vapeur) horsepower no pl10 chevaux — 10 horsepower (for tax purposes)
10 chevaux fiscaux — 10 horsepower (for tax purposes)
50 chevaux au frein — 50 brake horsepower, 50 b.h.p.
* * *A nm1 Zool horse; cheval sauvage wild horse; à (dos de) cheval on horseback; monter à cheval to ride a horse; à cheval! mount!; promenade à cheval (horse) ride; tenue de cheval riding clothes; remède/traitement de cheval strong medicine; fièvre de cheval raging fever; bon cheval fig right choice; miser sur le bon/mauvais cheval fig to back the right/wrong horse; ⇒ petit, sabot;2 ⇒ Les jeux et les sports ( activité) horse-riding; aimer le cheval to like horse-riding; faire du cheval to go horse-riding;3 ( viande) horsemeat; bifteck de cheval horsemeat steak;4 ( personne) real Trojan; (vieux) cheval de retour ( homme politique) war horse; ( récidiviste) habitual offender, old lag○;B à cheval sur loc prép1 ( à califourchon sur) astride; à cheval sur un mur astride a wall;2 ( s'étendant sur) spanning; à cheval sur deux pays/trois décennies spanning two countries/three decades;3 ( de part et d'autre de) le domaine est à cheval sur la route the estate straddles the road;4 ( entre) in between; à cheval sur le rouge et le violet in between red and purple;5 ( pointilleux sur) être à cheval sur les principes/bonnes manières/horaires to be a stickler for principles/good manners/schedules.cheval d'arçons pommel horse; cheval à bascule Jeux rocking horse; cheval de bataille hobbyhorse; enfourcher son cheval de bataille to get on one's hobbyhorse; cheval de course racehorse; cheval fiscal, CV Fisc unit for car tax assessment; cheval de labour carthorse GB, drafthorse US; cheval de manège riding school horse; cheval marin Zool sea horse; cheval pur sang thoroughbred horse; cheval reproducteur stud horse; cheval de saut Sport vaulting horse; cheval de selle saddle horse; cheval de trait = cheval de labour; cheval de Troie Trojan horse; chevaux de bois merry-go-round horses; chevaux de frise Mil chevaux-de-frise.à cheval donné on ne regarde pas les dents Prov don't look a gift horse in the mouth; ne pas être un mauvais cheval not to be such a bad sort; monter sur ses grands chevaux to get on one's high horse; ce n'est pas la mort du petit cheval it's not the end of the world.( pluriel masculin chevaux) [ʃ(ə)val, o] nom masculinça ne se trouve pas sous le pas ou sabot d'un cheval it doesn't grow on treesfaire du cheval to ride, to go riding3. LOISIRS4. AUTOMOBILE & FINANCE5. MILITAIRE6. ANTIQUITÉ7. [viande] horsemeat8. (familier & péjoratif) [femme]à cheval locution adverbiale2. [à califourchon]3. (familier) [pointilleux]de cheval locution adjectivale2. (familier) [fort] -
9 Reiten
n; -s, kein Pl. (horse-)riding* * *das Reitenriding* * *rei|ten ['raitn] pret ri\#tt [rɪt] ptp geri\#tten [gə'rɪtn]1. vi aux sein1) (auf Tier) to rideréíten — to ride (on) sth
im Schritt/Trab/Galopp réíten — to ride at a walk/trot/gallop
auf diesem Messer kann man ( nach Köln) réíten! (inf) — you couldn't cut butter with this knife!
2) (sl = koitieren) to ride (sl)2. vtto rideSchritt/Trab/Galopp réíten — to ride at a walk/trot/gallop
ein schnelles Tempo réíten — to ride at a fast pace
sich (dat) Schwielen réíten — to get saddle-sore
réíten — to trample sb down
Prinzipien réíten (inf) — to insist on one's principles
was hat dich denn da geritten, dass du so ausfällig geworden bist? — what was eating you to make you so obnoxious? (inf)
* * *1) ride3) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) ride* * *rei·ten< ritt, geritten>[ˈraitn̩]I. vi Hilfsverb: sein1. (auf einem Tier) to ridebist du schon mal geritten? have you ever been riding?wissen Sie, wo man hier \reiten lernen kann? do you know where it's possible to take riding lessons round here?bist du schon mal auf einem Pony geritten? have you ever ridden a pony?im Galopp/Trab \reiten to gallop/trotheute üben wir, im Schritt zu \reiten today we shall practice riding at walking pacedie Pferde wurden im Galopp geritten the horses were ridden at a gallopdas Reiten ist immer ihre ganz große Leidenschaft gewesen riding has always been her great passion▪ geritten kommen to come riding up2. (schaukelnde Bewegungen machen)das kleine Mädchen reitet auf ihrem Schaukelpferd the little girl is riding her rocking horse„schau mal, da reitet jemand auf dem Dachfirst!“ “look, there's someone sitting astride the ridge of the roof!”II. vt Hilfsverb: haben▪ etw \reiten to ride sthheute will ich den Rappen \reiten! I want to ride the black horse todaysie ritten einen leichten Trab they rode at a gentle trotreite nicht solch ein Tempo, ich komme ja gar nicht mehr mit! don't ride so fast, I can't keep up any more!; s.a. Boden, Haufen* * ** * ** * ** * *v.(§ p.,pp.: ritt, ist/hat geritten)= to bestride v.to ride v.(§ p.,p.p.: rode, ridden) -
10 reiten
n; -s, kein Pl. (horse-)riding* * *das Reitenriding* * *rei|ten ['raitn] pret ri\#tt [rɪt] ptp geri\#tten [gə'rɪtn]1. vi aux sein1) (auf Tier) to rideréíten — to ride (on) sth
im Schritt/Trab/Galopp réíten — to ride at a walk/trot/gallop
auf diesem Messer kann man ( nach Köln) réíten! (inf) — you couldn't cut butter with this knife!
2) (sl = koitieren) to ride (sl)2. vtto rideSchritt/Trab/Galopp réíten — to ride at a walk/trot/gallop
ein schnelles Tempo réíten — to ride at a fast pace
sich (dat) Schwielen réíten — to get saddle-sore
réíten — to trample sb down
Prinzipien réíten (inf) — to insist on one's principles
was hat dich denn da geritten, dass du so ausfällig geworden bist? — what was eating you to make you so obnoxious? (inf)
* * *1) ride3) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) ride* * *rei·ten< ritt, geritten>[ˈraitn̩]I. vi Hilfsverb: sein1. (auf einem Tier) to ridebist du schon mal geritten? have you ever been riding?wissen Sie, wo man hier \reiten lernen kann? do you know where it's possible to take riding lessons round here?bist du schon mal auf einem Pony geritten? have you ever ridden a pony?im Galopp/Trab \reiten to gallop/trotheute üben wir, im Schritt zu \reiten today we shall practice riding at walking pacedie Pferde wurden im Galopp geritten the horses were ridden at a gallopdas Reiten ist immer ihre ganz große Leidenschaft gewesen riding has always been her great passion▪ geritten kommen to come riding up2. (schaukelnde Bewegungen machen)das kleine Mädchen reitet auf ihrem Schaukelpferd the little girl is riding her rocking horse„schau mal, da reitet jemand auf dem Dachfirst!“ “look, there's someone sitting astride the ridge of the roof!”II. vt Hilfsverb: haben▪ etw \reiten to ride sthheute will ich den Rappen \reiten! I want to ride the black horse todaysie ritten einen leichten Trab they rode at a gentle trotreite nicht solch ein Tempo, ich komme ja gar nicht mehr mit! don't ride so fast, I can't keep up any more!; s.a. Boden, Haufen* * ** * *reiten; reitet, ritt, ist oder hat gerittenA. v/i (ist) ride (auf +dat on);sie reitet gern she likes (horse-)riding;reiten lernen learn to ride;gut/schlecht reiten be a good/bad rider;im Galopp reiten (ride at a) gallopB. v/t (hat) ride;ein Pferd/Rennen reiten ride a horse/(in) a race;sich wund reiten get saddle-sore;ein Thema zu Tode reiten flog a subject to death;* * ** * *v.(§ p.,pp.: ritt, ist/hat geritten)= to bestride v.to ride v.(§ p.,p.p.: rode, ridden) -
11 лошадка
ж.1. уменьш. от лошадь♢
тёмная лошадка — dark horse -
12 reiten
rei·ten <ritt, geritten> [ʼraitn̩]vi sein1) ( auf einem Tier) to ride;bist du schon mal geritten? have you ever been riding?;wissen Sie, wo man hier \reiten lernen kann? do you know where it's possible to take riding lessons round here?;bist du schon mal auf einem Pony geritten? have you ever ridden a pony?;im Galopp/Trab \reiten to gallop/trot;heute üben wir, im Schritt zu \reiten today we shall practice riding at walking pace;die Pferde wurden im Galopp geritten the horses were ridden at a gallop;das Reiten ist immer ihre ganz große Leidenschaft gewesen riding has always been her great passion;geritten kommen to come riding updas kleine Mädchen reitet auf ihrem Schaukelpferd the little girl is riding her rocking horse;„schau mal, da reitet jemand auf dem Dachfirst!“ “look, there's someone sitting astride the ridge of the roof!”vt haben;etw \reiten to ride sth;heute will ich den Rappen \reiten! I want to ride the black horse today;sie ritten einen leichten Trab they rode at a gentle trot;reite nicht solch ein Tempo, ich komme ja gar nicht mehr mit! don't ride so fast, I can't keep up any more!; s. a. Boden, Haufen -
13 лошадка
ж.игра́ть в лоша́дки — play at horses
••тёмная лоша́дка — dark horse
См. также в других словарях:
rocking horse — rocking horses N COUNT A rocking horse is a toy horse which a child can sit on and which can be made to rock backwards and forwards … English dictionary
Rocking horse — This article is about the child s toy. For the Alannah Myles album, see Rockinghorse. A rocking horse is a child s toy, usually shaped like a horse and mounted on rockers similar to a rocking chair.Predecessors of the rocking horse may be seen in … Wikipedia
rocking horse — noun a child s plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride • Syn: ↑hobby, ↑hobbyhorse • Hypernyms: ↑plaything, ↑toy • Part Meronyms: ↑rocker * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
rocking horse — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rocking horse : singular rocking horse plural rocking horses a toy horse that has two curved pieces of wood under it, so that a child can sit on it and make it move backwards and forwards … English dictionary
Horses in art — Horses have appeared in works of art throughout history, frequently as depictions of the horse in battle. The horse appears less frequently in modern art partly because the horse is no longer significant either as a mode of transportation or as… … Wikipedia
hobby horses — The literature on the hobby horse has been expertly collected and analysed by Dr E. C. Cawte, and this entry relies heavily on his findings. Cawte discusses the various meanings of the term hobby horse , which need not concern us here but… … A Dictionary of English folklore
The Rocking-Horse Winner — is a short story by D. H. Lawrence. It was first published in July 1926 in Harper s Bazaar and subsequently appeared in the first volume of Lawrence s collected short stories. It was made into a film under the same title in 1950, directed by… … Wikipedia
Jesse Armour Crandall — Born October 20, 1834(1834 10 20) Westerly, Rhode Island Died August 3, 1920(1920 08 03) (aged 85) Brooklyn, New York … Wikipedia
Hobby horse — This article is about costumed characters that appear in various customs, processions and ceremonies. For other uses, see Hobby horse (disambiguation) The term hobby horse is used, principally by folklorists, to refer to the costumed characters… … Wikipedia
Balance board — A balance board is a device used for recreation, athletic training, brain development, therapy, musical training and other kinds of personal development. It is a lever, similar to a see saw, that the user usually stands on, usually with the left… … Wikipedia
Nut Tree — sign Nut Tree is a mixed use development in Vacaville, California near the intersection of Interstate 80 and Interstate 505. It opened in 1921 on old U.S. Route 40. It was created by Helen and Ed Bunny Power as a small roadside fruit stand, and… … Wikipedia
