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 ------------------------------------------------------------ The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org