The Sportsman's Dictionary; Or, The Gentleman's Companion: for Town and Country: Containing Full and Particular Instructions for Riding, Hunting, Fowling ... Hawking, &c. With the Various Methods to be Observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses Both for the Road and Turf; Also, the Management of Dogs, Gamecocks, Dunghill-fowls, Turkies, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Singing-birds, &c. And the Manner of Curing Their Various Diseases and AccidentsG.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1785 - 548 pages |
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... feet ; warp with green filk wing , the lighteft part of a blackbird's feather . 7. KNOTTED GREY GNAT . Body , darkest part of a hare's fcut , dark brown foal's hair , dark fur of the black of an old fox ; warp with grey filk : wing ...
... feet ; warp with green filk wing , the lighteft part of a blackbird's feather . 7. KNOTTED GREY GNAT . Body , darkest part of a hare's fcut , dark brown foal's hair , dark fur of the black of an old fox ; warp with grey filk : wing ...
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... feet , from another horfe that follows him two clofe : or from an over reach in frofty weather , when a horse being rough fhod , or having shoes with long calkers , ftrikes his hinder feet against his fore legs , or leg . This word is ...
... feet , from another horfe that follows him two clofe : or from an over reach in frofty weather , when a horse being rough fhod , or having shoes with long calkers , ftrikes his hinder feet against his fore legs , or leg . This word is ...
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... feet in his mouth , draweth him out of his burrow and he having unladen himself of earth goeth to the fame work again , and thus they do till their chambers , or places of retreat , are finished . Then they proceed to gather in their ...
... feet in his mouth , draweth him out of his burrow and he having unladen himself of earth goeth to the fame work again , and thus they do till their chambers , or places of retreat , are finished . Then they proceed to gather in their ...
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... feet are in the air , he fhews nothing but the fhoes of his hinder feet without yerking out . Thus it is that the air , or manage of balotades differs from caprioles ; the horse yerks , or strikes out his hinder legs with all . his ...
... feet are in the air , he fhews nothing but the fhoes of his hinder feet without yerking out . Thus it is that the air , or manage of balotades differs from caprioles ; the horse yerks , or strikes out his hinder legs with all . his ...
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... feet ; they remain a very long time in that act . They are naturally very cruel and mif . chievous unto all tame beafts , and very ftrong in all parts of their body but their head , where a small blow will kill them . They go to mate in ...
... feet ; they remain a very long time in that act . They are naturally very cruel and mif . chievous unto all tame beafts , and very ftrong in all parts of their body but their head , where a small blow will kill them . They go to mate in ...
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