Cabbage - [kab-ij] Chiefly British 1. a. cloth scraps that remain after a garment has been cut from a fabric and that by custom the tailor may claim. 2. slang - verb. To steal; pilfer: He cabbaged whole yards of cloth.

Cove - (kəʊv) Brit, Austral 1. old-fashioned , slang - a fellow; chap.

Cabbaging Cove: A scoundrel keen on pilfering [from the annals of not-so-distant history]!

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Posts tagged equestrian
  1. “Tamed zebra jumping.” While zebras have been tamed here and there through history, they’ve never been truly domesticated, like horses have been. Photo by Frank G Carpenter. US Library of Congress Archives, 1890.

    “Tamed zebra jumping.”

    While zebras have been tamed here and there through history, they’ve never been truly domesticated, like horses have been.

    Photo by Frank G Carpenter. US Library of Congress Archives, 1890.

  2. Woman’s sidesaddle portraits, with proper posture demonstration.

    The Book of the Horse: Saddle and Harness, British and Foreign. S. Sidney, 1875.

  3. Grand National Steeplechase: Canal TurnEven today, mishaps and deaths are not uncommon at the canal turn (Fence 8/24) of the Grand National Steeplechase. The New Book of the Horse. Charles Richardson, 1913.

    Grand National Steeplechase: Canal Turn

    Even today, mishaps and deaths are not uncommon at the canal turn (Fence 8/24) of the Grand National Steeplechase.

    The New Book of the Horse. Charles Richardson, 1913.

  4. Gesattelter Brauner [“Saddled Bay Horse”] In the 1840s, horse racing was by far the most popular spectator sport both in the United States and Europe, with major races attracting in excess of 60,000 spectators. This 1848 painting by William Barrand is of an unknown horse, but is representative of the typical build of a thoroughbred of the day. Their lean build was not yet as greyhound-esque as today’s racehorses, but was still muscular, impressive, and built for speed. The Barb and Arabian influence in the breed are both clearly evident in this beautiful painting of a horse whose name has been lost to time.

    Gesattelter Brauner [“Saddled Bay Horse”]

    In the 1840s, horse racing was by far the most popular spectator sport both in the United States and Europe, with major races attracting in excess of 60,000 spectators.

    This 1848 painting by William Barrand is of an unknown horse, but is representative of the typical build of a thoroughbred of the day. Their lean build was not yet as greyhound-esque as today’s racehorses, but was still muscular, impressive, and built for speed. The Barb and Arabian influence in the breed are both clearly evident in this beautiful painting of a horse whose name has been lost to time.

  5. damesalamode: vivelareine: Marie-Thérèse Charlotte, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette   I would date her clothing to the very late 1790s or up until about 1803.  It’s a beautiful image!

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    Marie-Thérèse Charlotte, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

      I would date her clothing to the very late 1790s or up until about 1803.  It’s a beautiful image!

    (via 18thcenturylove)

  6. seamusliamobrien: Ringling Bros World’s Greatest Shows Daring Madam Castello’s amazing exploits on the equine marvel ‘Jupiter.’ Madam Ada Castello

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    Ringling Bros World’s Greatest Shows

    Daring Madam Castello’s amazing exploits on the equine marvel ‘Jupiter.’

    Madam Ada Castello

    (Source: seamus-liam-obrien, via my-ear-trumpet)

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