salt horse

salt horse

dated Beef that has been preserved or cured with salt. With nothing to eat but salt horse, the whole crew started coming down with bad cases of scurvy.
See also: horse, salt
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

salt horse

n. corned or salted beef. We made spaghetti sauce with salt horse because that was the only meat we could find.
See also: horse, salt
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • salt (something) down
  • salt down
  • salt with
  • salt (something) with (something)
  • common salt
  • eat (one's) salt
  • eat salt
  • scurvy
  • no (person) worth their salt would (do something)
  • no teacher/actor, etc. worth their salt
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Its SCUBA program, a four-way partnership with venues in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis, sponsors local artists and groups such as Salt Horse, Locust, and Amelia Reeber and puts them on a multi-city tour.
Companies founded or co-founded by Cornish graduates include d9 Dance Collective, Better Biscuit Dance Company, Locust, and Salt Horse. Notable alums include William Whitener (artistic director of Kansas City Ballet) and Holley Farmer (of Come Fly Away fame).
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To borrow a phrase that the Salt Horse duo used during one class, the teachers at Strictly Seattle hope "you'll find your specific curiosity." This is perhaps the greatest reward of the program: In the process of meeting Seattle's choreographers, you have an opportunity to meet yourself.
Creative encounters: Strictly Seattle gives a workout for body and mind