| 单词 | heads and posts |
| 释义 | > as lemmasheads and posts heads and posts n. now rare (a) imitation heads, usually made of leather, placed on posts for use as targets in various tests of horsemanship (such as aiming a blow with a sword or other weapon while on horseback); (b) tests of skill of this kind. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > drill or training > [noun] > cavalry exercise > leather heads on posts for use in heads and posts1848 1843 T. Stephens New Syst. Broad & Small Sword Exercise i. v. 82 Parry from front to rear the arm, and cut five at the neck, or stick between the Head and Post.] 1848 A. Somerville Autobiogr. Working Man xvii. 226 Farrier Simpson had a strong regard for the stately trooper upon which I was to learn how to ‘mount’, ‘dismount’,..‘draw swords’, ‘leap the bar’, cut at ‘heads and posts’, ‘turn,’ ‘circle’, [etc.]. 1854 Morning Post 1 June 3/3 An extra prize was offered for the best swordsman at heads and posts. 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 1017/2 Heads and Posts..for Military Tournaments. 1911 Times 13 June 7/4 A very excellent display was witnessed in the ‘heads and posts’. 1951 Times 30 June 8/5 Heads and Posts Competition [at the Metropolitan Police Horse Show]. < as lemmas |
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