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minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 hours agoHow do horses “champ” at their bit?
minus-squareGradually_Adjusting@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 hours agoExuberantly, with a shade of impetuousness
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·4 hours agoChamp is the older spelling of chomp. They mean the same thing. At some point a shift in pronunciation occurred and spelling has reflected that, but the older version has been preserved in the phrase “champ at the bit”
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoOh so fan0m was being a pedantic arse.
How do horses “champ” at their bit?
Exuberantly, with a shade of impetuousness
Champ is the older spelling of chomp. They mean the same thing. At some point a shift in pronunciation occurred and spelling has reflected that, but the older version has been preserved in the phrase “champ at the bit”
Oh so fan0m was being a pedantic arse.