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What is a gallops? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange A gallops (or sometimes gallop) is a track or ground specially designed for training or exercising horses - see definition 1 3 here They usually have a special surface, and might consist of a straight or circular track, often with a fence or rails
Trust arrives walking and departs riding. That is the translation (provided by Wikiquote) of the Dutch proverb "Vertrouwen komt te voet en vertrekt te paard " I don't like this translation very much for conversational use It doesn't "feel"
Free of vs. Free from - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I checked Garner's Modern American Usage; although BG doesn't address free of vs free from, he writes that the distinction between freedom of and freedom from is that the former indicates the "possession of a right" (freedom of speech) and the latter "protection from a wrong" (freedom from oppression) So free from is used to indicate protection from something problematic, and free of (which
meaning in context - What does “Pitchforks change hands” and . . . Shame, no doubt, now urges them on, and they tie the cause of alarm to a horse's tail, who gallops across the country, tearing it to shreds " The quoted language from an eyewitness account written in 1783 shows the role of pitchforks in a gathering of disturbed villagers
dialects - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Dinkum as a noun means work, especially hard work As an adjective, like fair dinkum, it means honest or genuine Other than saying it's chiefly Australian and New Zealand, the OED simply says "Or
etymology - What is the origin of the phrase bad blood? - English . . . And here is a (seemingly modern) translated instance from a letter dated December 26, 1608, from the Venetian ambassador in England to the Doge of Venice, which may or may not be relevant: "This breeds bad blood between them and the Hollanders, who are accused of having been corrupted " The translation may not be literal, however
English word for camels walk - English Language Usage Stack Exchange A camel walks or gallops This website has plenty of information and facts on camels, like Speed: Walking speed is 3 miles per hour (m p h ) A camel caravan would normally travel 25 miles a day A racing camel can reach 12 m p h at a gallop for short distances This speed was used by Arab warriors in attacking an enemy A female camel is a cow