LL-L "Etymology" 2005.04.27 (04) [E]

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From: heather rendall <HeatherRendall at compuserve.com>
Subject: LL-L "Delectables" 2005.04.26 (09) [E]

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>From: jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: LL-L "Delectables" 2005.04.26 (06) [E]

Hi, Tom,

horseradish (I guess, horses shall never try it to eat!) is very famous in
our region.<

OED  The 'horse' element means 'coarse' or 'rough' or 'large'  as in horse
chestnut  or  horse leech .    It doesn't explain why.

Whereas Partridge only makes a reference after 'horse chestnut' suggesting
that they might have been used as food or medicine for horses.

?????????????

OED notes that both Latin and German have 'horse chestnut'  castanea equina
     Rosskastanie.

In any other languages too?
Or does anyone use a word for a similar purpose?

Heather

PS the only medicinal properties for the horse chestnut I know of are
connected with the bath gel Badadas whose adverts used to  promise the
prompt arrival of a dishy partner by helicopter outside one's bathroom, if
one indulged in such a product !

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