英语词汇“over at the knees”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

f. With reference to a horse's knee overhanging the lower leg. Frequently in over at the knees. Also in extended use.

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1869 F. Fitzwygram Horses & Stables (1901) ix. lx. §901 Horses, which stand over at the knees, generally do so from effect of severe and constant work.

1887 C. E. L. Riddell Nun's Curse I. iv. 66 The knight's knees were a little ‘over’, after the fashion of a horse that has been hard driven.

1897 Longman's Mag. June 139 Spavins were not unfamiliar to him, and he was always a little over at the knees.

1938 S. Sassoon Old Cent. (1986) i. x. 166 The new horse..had done a lot of work and was very much over at the knees.

1985 Horse & Hound 11 Jan. 33/3 Horses that are ‘over at the knee’ are those whose cannons slope to the rear below the joint, the knee seeming to be inclined forwards as a result.

1992 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 3 May (PD Mag.) 8 They bred these great beefy creatures [sc. basset hounds] that were so over-at-the-knees they couldn't get across the back yard, much less a field.

单词	over at the knees
释义	> as lemmas over at the knees f. With reference to a horse's knee overhanging the lower leg. Frequently in over at the knees. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1869 F. Fitzwygram Horses & Stables (1901) ix. lx. §901 Horses, which stand over at the knees, generally do so from effect of severe and constant work. 1887 C. E. L. Riddell Nun's Curse I. iv. 66 The knight's knees were a little ‘over’, after the fashion of a horse that has been hard driven. 1897 Longman's Mag. June 139 Spavins were not unfamiliar to him, and he was always a little over at the knees. 1938 S. Sassoon Old Cent. (1986) i. x. 166 The new horse..had done a lot of work and was very much over at the knees. 1985 Horse & Hound 11 Jan. 33/3 Horses that are ‘over at the knee’ are those whose cannons slope to the rear below the joint, the knee seeming to be inclined forwards as a result. 1992 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 3 May (PD Mag.) 8 They bred these great beefy creatures [sc. basset hounds] that were so over-at-the-knees they couldn't get across the back yard, much less a field. extracted from overadv.int. < as lemmas
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