The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #51082 Message #777424
Posted By: The Walrus at work
05-Sep-02 - 09:25 AM
Thread Name: BS: Mediaeval Swear Words
Subject: RE: BS: Mediaeval Swear Words
HewG,
Of "Shambles": "...Unfortunately, the term has now come to mean, "walks in an uncoordinated fashion"..."
Perhaps like a horse only fit for the knackers? (and where would that be but the shambles).