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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Shoe the Horse

(To). (French, Ferrer la mule.) Means to cheat one's employer out of a small sum of money. The expression is derived from the ancient practice of grooms, who charged their masters for “shoeing,” but pocketed the money themselves.

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