Phrase sukhaja golova (dogs, horses)

[Nina Shevchuk]

Yes, Don:
sukhaia means lean, well defined. If you think of a greyhound or an Arabian horse - those are dry heads, and a mastiff would have a syraja head. I really can't think of an example of a syraia head in a horse. Maybe, like a Friesian...
Hope it helps,
 
Nina Murray
UNL

Don Livingston <deljr at COMPUSERVE.COM> wrote:
I've spotted a Russian phrase "sukhaja golova" opposed to "syraja golova" in discussions of dogs and horses. I suspect the phrases are technical terms that have little to do with moisture. My first hour's search into them have found nothing apropos. Any insights into what they mean?

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