apostelheste

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Danish

Etymology

apostel +‎ hest

Noun

apostelheste

  1. (humorous, plural only) legs, seen as vehicles of locomotion
    • 2016, Mette Winge, Novemberlys, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Han overhalede med lethed alle vogne og morede sig lidt over, at han på sine apostelheste kom hurtigere frem end de elegante ekvipager.
      He easily overtook all wagons and was slightly amused that he moved faster by foot than the elegant equipages .
    • 1958, Jón Helgason, Anne Holtsmark, Hattalykill enn Forni. - Kobenhavn: Munksgaard 1941. 144 S., 12 Bl. 4°:
      At nedlægge Vandringsstaven, og sætte de gamle Apostelheste paa Stald, er for Øjeblikket ikke min Hensigt.
      To put down the walking stick and stable the old apostolic horses is, at the moment, not my intention.
    • 1972, Gerda Wærum, Brudte lænker: En provos erindringer begyndende i 1895:
      En undtagelse skete, da jeg satte mig ved siden af en kvinde på en bænk, fordi mine apostelheste begyndte at blive trætte.
      An exception happened when I sat down on a bench next to a woman because my legs began to tire.

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