[Sca-cooks] A horse for a peppercorn-Explanation of a Food Myth
Anne-Marie Rousseau
dailleurs at liripipe.com
Mon Sep 13 07:37:56 PDT 2010
Ironically (and sometimes sadly) you can buy a horse TODAY for a peppercorn.
Really. Of course, it's not the horse itself that will cost ya.....
--Anne-Marie, who has a "free" horse :)
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Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] A horse for a peppercorn-Explanation of a Food Myth
OED includes these meanings
noun
b. Stipulated as the amount required in payment of a nominal rent or a
quit-rent. Also (occas.): a property carrying a rent of this kind.
Still common in legal use, in the drawing up of leases.
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