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单词 god-a-mercy horse
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God-a-mercy horse
b. In the catchphrase God-a-mercy horse, sometimes expressing thanks but often used merely as a formulaic tag to a humorous story or anecdote. Obsolete.
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1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. vii. sig. Iiiv What is this (saith she) Good meat (saie I) for yow. God a mercy hors, a pyg of myne owne sowe.
1597 J. Payne Royall Exchange 5 As the hostes reckonyng with her gest less willinge to lodge in her hows, then his tyred horse, made low curtesy..to the beaste, and seyd gathamercy horse.
a1658 J. Cleveland Wks. (1687) 347 But God-a-mercy Horses once, for ye Stood to't, and turn'd him out, as well as we.
1710 Brit. Apollo 22–25 Dec. I find I'm whole, God a Mercy Horse.
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