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dabbled with white froth

English translation: spattered with white sweat (lather)

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English term or phrase:dabbled with white froth
Selected answer:spattered with white sweat (lather)
Entered by: gladbird

15:35 Mar 29, 2016
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: dabbled with white froth
But soon their skins turned cold, for there came a galloping across the moor, and the black mare, dabbled with white froth, went past with trailing bridle and empty saddle.
(I also would like to know the meaning of trailing in this text. Thank you)
gladbird
Local time: 01:24
spattered with white sweat (lather)
Explanation:
Horses sweat (lather) because they are hot or stressed.

horse-clips.co.uk/2013/06/horse-sweat-why-does-it-lather/18 Jun 2013 - Anybody who has exercised a horse in hot weather will be familiar with their horses white frothy sweat. It can typically be seen where ...

english.stackexchange.com/questions/.../meaning-of-whip-into-a-lather22 Feb 2012 - In addition to high levels of electrolytes, horse sweat contains a protein called latherin, which produces a lather on the skin. Latherin spreads sweat along the surface area over which sweat can evaporate. The latherin content of sweat seems to decrease during prolonged sweating.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 23:54
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4 +3spattered with white sweat (lather)
B D Finch


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spattered with white sweat (lather)


Explanation:
Horses sweat (lather) because they are hot or stressed.

horse-clips.co.uk/2013/06/horse-sweat-why-does-it-lather/18 Jun 2013 - Anybody who has exercised a horse in hot weather will be familiar with their horses white frothy sweat. It can typically be seen where ...

english.stackexchange.com/questions/.../meaning-of-whip-into-a-lather22 Feb 2012 - In addition to high levels of electrolytes, horse sweat contains a protein called latherin, which produces a lather on the skin. Latherin spreads sweat along the surface area over which sweat can evaporate. The latherin content of sweat seems to decrease during prolonged sweating.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 23:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 84
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much for your explanation


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I thought at first it was a mistake for "dappled", but yes, the dictionary says "to wet slightly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter."
8 mins
  -> Thanks Phil
agree  Jessica Burlacu
12 hrs
  -> Thanks Jessica
agree  jccantrell
22 hrs
  -> Thanks
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