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Latest comment: 2 years ago by Equinox in topic Etymology

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John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) suggests "a coarse allusion to burial", or "possibly a corruption of go to Grace". However, our sense of turning a horse out to pasture might be the origin. Equinox ◑ 09:30, 3 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

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