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DULL

Volume 6 · 71 words · 1797 Edition

in the manege. The marks of a dull horse, called by the French marquis de ladre, are white spots round the eye and on the tip of the nose, upon any general colour whatsoever. Though the vulgar take these spots for signs of stupidity, it is certain they are great marks of the goodness of a horse; and the horses that have them are very sensible and quick upon the spur.