Lexicon:Fenum habent in cornu
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| Citation: | fenum habent in cornu |
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| Language: | Latin |
| References: | Master and Commander, page 344 |
| Meaning: | lit.: they have hay on the horn |
Notes:
Horace, Satires 1. The hay was used on oxen inclined to gore people, as both a padding and visible 'danger sign'; Horace uses the phrase (with the singular habet) to mean 'he's a dangerous man'. Maturin's use of this quotation is also a clever pun on the 'cuckold's horn' in respect of Admiral Harte.
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