wooden mare

wooden mare

An ancient torture device involving a wooden horse, typically used for military punishments. I was so terrified of what my parents would do when they found out I'd failed my exam that I had visions of them making me ride the wooden mare.
See also: mare, wooden
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • terrify or an animal out of
  • wooden top
  • knock on wood
  • opposite sex
  • the opposite sex
  • suck in
  • what (one) has coming
  • from afar