Eggcorn

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Jul 4, 2009, at 8:57 AM, Larry Horn wrote:
>>

> ...And in the other direction, there's "free rein chicken", which
> conjures a lovely image of unbridled poultry galloping along on
> saddleback.

noted in eggcorn forum discussion.

There actually are a couple of hits for “free reign animals.”
   http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=4550#p4550

arnold

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