- gray mare
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A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
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The Old Gray Mare — is an old folk song, more recently regarded as a children s song.[1] Although nominally about horses, it can also be interpreted as referring to women who are well past their prime. Some authors[2][3][4] have said that the song originated based… … Wikipedia
gray — (adj.) O.E. græg (Mercian grei), from P.Gmc. *grisja gray (Cf. O.N. grar, O.Fris. gre, M.Du. gra, Du. graw, O.H.G. grao, Ger. grau), with no certain cognates outside Germanic. French gris, Sp. gris, It. grigio, M.L … Etymology dictionary
Gray (horse) — Nearly all Lipizzaner horses have gray coats. They are typically born bay or black, and their hair coat will be pure white before they are 10 years old … Wikipedia
Mare Humboldtianum — is the dark patch at the center. The upper left is occupied by the walled plain Bel kovich. NASA image. Coordinates … Wikipedia
Mare Cognitum — Mare Cognitum. Fra Mauro is the gray region in the upper right. Coordinates … Wikipedia
the grey mare is the better horse — The wife rules, or is more competent than, the husband. Cf. 1529 MORE Dialogue of Images III. v. Here were we fallen in a grete questyon of the law, whyther the gray mare be the better horse..or whither he haue a wyse face or not that loketh as… … Proverbs new dictionary
San Bartolomeo al Mare — Infobox CityIT img coa = official name = San Bartolomeo al Mare name = San Bartolomeo al Mare region = Liguria province = Province of Imperia (IM) elevation m = area total km2 = 10.9 population as of = Dec. 2004 population total = 3068 population … Wikipedia
San Lorenzo al Mare — Infobox CityIT img coa = official name = San Lorenzo al Mare name = San Lorenzo al Mare region = Liguria province = Province of Imperia (IM) elevation m = area total km2 = 1.3 population as of = Dec. 2004 population total = 1409 population… … Wikipedia
Santo Stefano al Mare — Infobox CityIT img coa = official name = Santo Stefano al Mare name = Santo Stefano al Mare region = Liguria province = Province of Imperia (IM) elevation m = area total km2 = 2.7 population as of = Dec. 2004 population total = 2260 population… … Wikipedia
Gabicce Mare — Infobox CityIT img coa = official name = Gabicce Mare name = Gabicce Mare region = Marche province = Province of Pesaro e Urbino (PU) elevation m = area total km2 = 4.9 population as of = Dec. 2004 population total = 5617 population density km2 … Wikipedia
