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Meaning of old horse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. salt junk
    obsolete, slang, uncountable
  2. Bridewell Prison in London.
    UK, historical, obsolete, slang

Equivalents

Bosanski raga рага
Hrvatski raga рага
Kurdî kamp
Српски raga рага
Svenska kamp

Examples

“I was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment in Bridge Street Bridewell, Blackfriars, termed by the thieves the Old Horse.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Old Hundred Old Hundredth Old Hungarian Old Icelandic Old Indic Old Indo-Aryan

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