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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Horse-chestnut

If a slip is cut off obliquely close to a joint, it will present a perfect miniature of a horse's hock and foot, shoe and nails. I have cut off numerous specimens. Probably this has given the name horse to the tree. (See Horse-Vetch.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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