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Gulp — To swallow eagerly. 



Gumption — Shrewdness ; understanding. 



Gyve — Fetters for legs. 



Good Worker — Will pull at anything. 



Hand — Four inches ; bridle-hand ; sword-hand ; hand high ; all 

 hands. 



Horse Coper — A dealer in stolen or ** picked-up ** horses ; a buyer 

 of wids, whistlers, roarers, pipers, crib biters ; one 

 who gets his money any way he can ; and is some- 

 times known as a " flatcatcher/* 



Horse Chaunter — Gentleman cheat. 



Half -Bull — Half-crown . 



Holloiv-Backed Horse — Weak spine. 



Hush Money — Bribing to secrecy. 



Humour — Disease ; out of sorts. 



Humbug — An impostor. 



Horse Power — Expressive of a steam engine. 



Hoise Leech — A leech that bites horses. 



Hitch — Failure or break down ; to hitch, fasten, or buckle to. 



Hissing — To make sibilant sound. 



Hock — The joint between the knee and the fetlock. 



Hobby — A strong nag. 



Hobble — To walk lamely. 



HoUowness — Insincerity. 



Honest — Upright in dealing ; good value 



Hoodwink — To blind ; to deceive. 



Hoof — The horny part of horse's feet. 



Hopple — To tie the feet, but not closely. 



Hoy — To stop ; halt. 



Hide Bound — Tight skin. 



Hard Horse — Insensible to whip ; hard mouth j no control 



