Meaning of horse blanket | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A blanket placed underneath the saddle of a horse.
2. A blanket worn by a horse (saddled or unsaddled) in cold weather.
3. Paper money consisting of large-sized notes or bills, printed from 1861 to 1928.
   US, historical, slang

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Examples

“They used to take⟳ a big horse-blanket and sit⟳ on the grass a little to the left of the lower end⟳, where there is a dip in the ground, and where the occupied graves stop⟳ short and the ready-made ones are not ready.”

“And then he had those great big, what they used to call⟳ "horse blankets." You know⟳ those bills? Yeah, that's what the young man gave him.”

“Right now, I am teaching my daughter about "horse blankets" and that "money used to be this big". Who knows? Maybe she will tell⟳ her kids how she can remember⟳ when dollars didn't have⟳ holes for the blind...”

“https://web.archive.org/web/20070409012812/http://www.brokencc.com/buyfaq1.php Typically your small size (the same physical size as regular money, as opposed to the old horse blankets) silver certificate is worth about 5% more than face⟳.”

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