英语词汇horselaugh的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	horselaugh
词源	horselaugh. A horselaugh is a loud, coarse, vulgar laugh, a guffaw. The word probably alludes to the loud neigh of a lusty horse, but an obscure pun on the word horse has also been sug- gested as a source. The expression has been common since Pope used it in 1710.
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