Random Note for WOTY: #19

Dan Goncharoff thegonch at GMAIL.COM
Fri Dec 27 19:36:06 UTC 2013


On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Mullins, Bill CIV (US) <
william.d.mullins18.civ at mail.mil> wrote:

> bull strong


I think the phrase "horse-high, bull-strong and pig-tight", referring to
wire fences, goes back to the 19th century.

DanG

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