The gentleman's dictionary. In three parts, viz. I. The art of riding the great horse. II. The military art. III. The art of navigation / Each part done alphabetically, from the sixteenth edition of the original French. Published by the Sieur Guillet. With large additions, alterations and improvements, adapted to the customs and actions of the English.

Date:
1705
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Credit: The gentleman's dictionary. In three parts, viz. I. The art of riding the great horse. II. The military art. III. The art of navigation / Each part done alphabetically, from the sixteenth edition of the original French. Published by the Sieur Guillet. With large additions, alterations and improvements, adapted to the customs and actions of the English. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FLESHY Lump, or Ex- crefcency. See Bouillon. FLING, is the Fiery and Obftinate A&ion of an Unruly Horfe. To Fling like a Cow , is to raife only one Leg, and give a Blow with it. To Fling, or Kick with the Hind-legs. SceTerk. FLY the Heels : A Horfe is faid to Fly the Heels, when lie obeys the Spurs. See Spur, and Heels. F O N C E A U, is the Bot¬ tom or End of a Canon-Bitt- mouth ; that is, the part of the Bitt that joyns it to the Ban¬ quet. See Chaperon. F O O T of a Horfe is the Extremity of the Leg, from the Cronet to the lower part of the Hoof. The Four Feet are di- ftinguifh’d by four different Names : The two Fore-feet are by fome call’d the Hands of a Horfe ; but that Term is in diiufe, the common Expreilion being, the Far Fore-foot, to denote the Right-foot before ; and the Near Fore-foot i the Stirrup-foot and the Bridle- hand-foot, to denote the Left- foot before. Of the two Hinder-feet, the Rignt is call’d the Fajr-hmd- foot ; and when Spears were us d, ’twas call'd the Spear-foot, becaufe in reding the Spear,the 'Socket of it anlwer’d theRight- foot. ] he Left-hind-foot is •call d the Near-foot behind. Foot Fat : A Horfe is laid to have a Fat Foot, when the Hoof is fo thin and weak, that unlefs the Nails be drove very ftiorr, he runs the rifque of being prick’d in fhooing. The Eng- lijh Horfes are very fubjecl: to this Diforder. A f lorfe’s Foot is laid to be Dérobé ( in French) i. e. rob’d or Rolen, when ’tis worn and wafted by going with¬ out Shoces, fo that for want of Hoof, ’tis a hard matter to fliooe him. I would not buy this Horfe, becaufe his Feet were Dérobé, &c. A Horfe’s Foot is faid to be worn or wafted (ujé) when he has but little Hoof, and not enough for fhooeing. To gallop upon a good Foot, or put a Horfe upon a good Foot fin French, Sur le bon peed ). See Gallop falfe. FOUNDERING is art Univerfal Rheumatifm, or de- fluxion of Humours upon the Sinews of a Horfe’s Legs,which caules fo great a StifFnels in the Legs, that they lofe their won¬ ted Motion, four Horfe ap¬ pears very tired, though he has net rid or work’d hard \ his Legs are ftift, he can’t rife upon his Hinder-legs no more than if his Back were broke: Now all this fpeaks him foundered. If this Foundering does not make hint Cheft-Founder’d , ’twill be the ealler cured ; but if he is both Foundered and Cheft-founder- ed, and has the Molten-greafe, *c; * as