From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxi!mhuxj!mhuxv!mhuxm!mhuxh!bwkna!haight
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Title: Re: fossil expressions
Article-I.D.: bwkna.129
Posted: Wed Jan  5 09:15:27 1983
Received: Thu Jan  6 03:01:04 1983
References: sask.171

A good horse expression my father used:
 "Never be seen on a trotting horse.": I.e., an imperfection that even the most
fussy will not notice (generally a lie).

There are lots of other terms that involve such "country matters" -- consider:
 stockbroker -- someone who sells livestock?
 earmark -- a kind of cattle brand (cut a distinctive notch out of an ear).