| 单词 | to pull leather |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pull leather P11. North American regional (western). to pull leather: to grasp the saddle horn or saddle in order to avoid being thrown from a bucking horse. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > grasp the saddle horn to pull leather1902 1893 O. Wister Out West: Jrnls. & Lett. (1958) 198 To hunt leather, to hold on by the horn of the saddle, or any strap or string.] 1902 McClure's Mag. Dec. 218 Sowder came down off his balance, and he bent to save himself, his right hand reaching down. ‘Pulled leather!’ some one shouted. 1916 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 19 July 5/4 They [sc. bad horses] are still outlaws and..are guaranteed to send almost any rider to pulling leather. 1940 Chicago Sunday Tribune 29 Sept. iii. 7/2 The convenient horn is a constant temptation to ‘pull leather’ in an emergency, which is bad riding. 1961 Winnipeg Free Press 28 Jan. 19/1 I have never seen him pull leather or get thrown from a bucking horse. < as lemmas |
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