>On Mon, 8 May 2000, Alan Kellogg wrote:
>
>> >When? And for that matter when are the NDA's going out?
>> >Not that I'm not pacing at the bit or any thing...
>>
>> Usually one chomps at the bit. How does one pace instead.?
>> Now to remind Ryan I've asked for an NDA, so I too can get the SRD.
>
>Chomp, pace, what ever.
>
>"Some sort of horse like activity with some sort of horse harness
>indicating a desire to get started"
>
>But still... Where are the NDAs?
>
>Mike "Not a horse person" Looney
The activity is known as, "chomping at the bit" because, that's what
the horse does. A bored or impatient horse will chew on his bit. With
some horses it seems to calm them down.
An impatient person is said to be chomping at the bit.
Bit: A metal rod attached to the bridle in such a manner as to
(theoretically) rest in the diastema, making it easier to control a
horse. Unless properly fitted it'll end up resting on the lower
molars, where the animal can happily chomp on it.
Diastema: In a horse the gap between the incisors and the molars.
Also found in ruminants such as deer and cattle.
(Never say mailing lists are not educational.:)
Alan
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