There was a famous story of "a n'orse" -- but that is untellable. ❋ William Henry Lowe Watson (N/A)
I have been told that on one occasion, seeing a horse out of the window of a railway carriage, I cried: Regardez, Maman, voilà un 'orse'. ❋ Maugham, W Somerset (1938)
For arter all, a nice, strong gibbet vith a good long drop is qvicker, neater, and much more pleasant than an 'orse's' oof, -- now ain't it? ❋ Jeffery Farnol (1915)
The 'orse' e knows above a bit, the bullock's but a fool, ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)
We was brought up teetotal, but they're always pressing it upon you, and to please him I said I would drink the 'orse's' ealth. ❋ Unknown (1892)
And them downs is just rotten with 'orse watchers; it has just come to this, that you can't comb out an' orse's mane without seeing it in the papers the day after. ❋ Unknown (1892)
"Yes, there be a gap, and young Grubbles broke his 'orse's back a getting over of it last year," said the second farmer. ❋ Anthony Trollope (1848)
"An 'orse's father -- an' orse's father!" growled 'Hollock; "I never drink to horses, nor to their fathers either:" and with this wonderful witticism he declined the pledge. ❋ John Lothrop Motley (1845)
The Londoners, who look down with contempt upon all that have not been _bred and born_ within the sound of Bow, talk with unconscious absurdity of _w_eal and _w_inegar, and _v_ine and _v_indors, and idea_r_s, and ask you _ow_you do? and '_ave ye bin taking_ the h_air in' yde park? and '_as_ your' orse 'ad any _h_oats, & c.? aspirating always where they should not, and never aspirating where they should. ❋ Maria Edgeworth (1808)
"Ah -- that ye did -- like a cow, Peter, or a 'orse' eavy an 'tired like. ❋ Jeffery Farnol (1915)
One answer, though the authors themselves do not end orse it, is to separate religion itself from the legal and institutional quarrels that vex American life. ❋ Wilfred M. McClay (2010)
The result is a deal that is slightly better than the excellent 2007 text in some ways, but slightly w orse in others. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Ned Oxford, of course, slightly the orse for wear because he had a weak head for liquor and had indulged freely earlier The ladies Ruthwen and Maidstone; both beautiful and superbly dressed, but past their first youth and with a reputation in common for being light as regards morals: Hal was familiar with these three. ❋ Unknown (2010)
"More meat on the 'orse than there is on the pandy, eh, Jasper?" says the sergeant, winking, and the private said it was just as well, since some non-coms of his acquaintance, namin 'no names, would as soon be cannibals as not. ❋ Unknown (2010)
"Well, if it ain't no -orse, " Squill mumbled bemusedly, 'then wot the bloody -ell is it? ❋ Sugu Althomsons (2010)
