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Haggard Hawks Words | Language | Etymology on Twitter: "The word FEAGUE means 'to put a piece of ginger up a horse's backside'. And here's why: https://t.co/7cWLtSzRP2 https://t.co/DlqhXP1N6l" / Twitter
![TIL the word "cocktail" comes from a practice of horse dealers in the 1700s. To cock a horse's tail and make it look more spirited for show, the dealer would give it TIL the word "cocktail" comes from a practice of horse dealers in the 1700s. To cock a horse's tail and make it look more spirited for show, the dealer would give it](https://external-preview.redd.it/oo2_GuqGYP40dGdMkA16KfTi1imdB8P1viuRXfF8BIY.jpg?auto=webp&s=d485fb284cf9f34e62d1b2cdd3ed301a36121d47)
TIL the word "cocktail" comes from a practice of horse dealers in the 1700s. To cock a horse's tail and make it look more spirited for show, the dealer would give it
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