to play his vagary, of a horse, to leave or refuse to follow the proper or desired course. Obsolete. rare.
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释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [verb (intransitive)] > be or become restive (4) to play his vagary1566 to play his vagary, of a horse, to leave or refuse to follow the proper or desired course. Obsolete. rare. to take (also nab) (the) rust1785 to take (also nab) (the) rust: (of a horse) to become restive; (hence of a person) to take offence; (also) to become angry or sulky. Cf. rusty, adj.3 flisk1786 intransitive. To move or dance about in a frolicsome way; to frisk. Of a horse: To be restive. strivea1824 To struggle physically. Obsolete exc. dialect of a horse: To be restive. |
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