Meaning of mare's fart | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A nickname for a type of flower.
2. Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris); see Citations.
3. Alternative letter-case form of Mare's Fart.
   alt-of
4. A nickname for other types of flowers including the fleabane and dandelion; see Citations.
5. Something of no value, importance, or consequence whatsoever; a thing utterly not cared about.
   idiomatic, vulgar

Examples

“[...] ragwort posed the principle weed problem, many fields being heavily infested. The still-used local [name⟳] of mare’s fart in adjacent North Shropshire and Cheshire [...] suggest⟳ how loathed the malodorous foliage is by cattle farmers.”

“Ragwort’s other [name⟳] of ‘mare’s fart’ refer⟳[s] to the sharp smell⟳ of the leaves, caused by alkaloids. These can cause liver damage⟳ to horses, but only if fed dried in fodder, as the sharp taste⟳ of the fresh plant⟳ deters horses in the field.”

“Today I want⟳ to talk⟳ about a stimulating plant⟳ that is known by such flattering aliases as “Stinking Ninny” and “Mare’s Fart". It's called ragwort, and although it is a flower, it's definitely not the type⟳ you want⟳ to give⟳ your wife on Valentine's Day.”

“Dating from the middle of the last⟳ century, the expression ‘like⟳ a fart in a colander’ is still in common use⟳ to indicate⟳ restlessness or any flustered aimless activity. So too, in some dialects the traditional name⟳ mare’s fart is still used for the plant⟳ otherwise known as fleabane.”

“The dandelion was long popularly known as the ‘pissabed’ because of its supposed diuretic properties, and other names in everyday use⟳ included mare’s fart, [...] open⟳ arse and bum-towel. One or two of these earthy appellations may unwittingly survive⟳ in English yet.”

“See⟳ also: give⟳ a damn, give⟳ a tinker's damn, give⟳ a rat's arse, give⟳ a fig”

“Your lamentation grieves me. See⟳ here, in the name⟳ of a mare’s fart! If my horse has fallen, why should I be blamed?”

“Andrew Lark deliberately avoided looking down at Nona, for that might suggest⟳ to her that he cared as much as a trotting mare’s fart what he thought of her fears.”

“I had no place⟳ to go, no one within twenty leagues who gave a brood mare’s fart if I lived […]”

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