What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a soreâ And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar overâ like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?
snaffle - a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb. snaffle bit. bit - piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; the horse was not accustomed to a bit.
Lickspittle is a compound word, combining two Old English words â lick and spittle, neither particularly attractive activities. Spittle brings to mind the mixture of saliva and tobacco that cowboys are prone to hack up into â what else â a spittoon.