horse blanket
短语鞍褥
发音
AU
词形变化
horse blankets
复数
horse blankets
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A blanket placed underneath the saddle of a horse.
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2.
A blanket worn by a horse (saddled or unsaddled) in cold weather.
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3.
Paper money consisting of large-sized notes or bills, printed from 1861 to 1928.
美国 历史 俚语Right now, I am teaching my daughter about "horse blankets" and that "money used to be this big". Who knows? Maybe she will tell her kids how she can remember when dollars didn't have holes for the blind...
https://web.archive.org/web/20070409012812/http://www.brokencc.com/buyfaq1.php Typically your small size (the same physical size as regular money, as opposed to the old horse blankets) silver certificate is worth about 5% more than face.