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1caitlyn1 Posted 17 years ago
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boy this horse can't miss. Sort of diplomat's fancy out of proud ways.
  

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I'm not real sure about this, but it could be talking about a race horse. " "Diplomat's Fancy" could be the name of the horse, and "out of 'Proud Ways' " might be a way of saying "son of ... " This is just a guess, however.

  • I'm not real sure about this, but it could be talking about a race horse.
  • " "Diplomat's Fancy" could be the name of the horse, and "out of 'Proud Ways' " might be a way of saying "son of ...
  • " This is just a guess, however.
  • I have a vague memory that "out of" is a way of referring to one of the parents of a thoroughbred.
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I'm not real sure about this, but it could be talking about a race horse. "This horse can't miss" means "this horse is a certain winner; this horse can't lose." "Diplomat's Fancy" could be the name of the horse, and "out of 'Proud Ways' " might be a way of saying "son of ... " I don't know why the sentence includes "sort of," unless it's a typo for "son of" -- Diplomat's Fancy and Proud Wa

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