February 12, 2008: Alphabet blocks from China

[monster]

A gee is not a type of horse. The full term is gee-gee and it's a British slang term used predominatly for children, but also in regards to betting. It comes from the "go" command "gee-up".

[JuancoRocks]

Originally Posted by monster

A gee is not a type of horse. The full term is gee-gee and it's a British slang term used predominatly for children, but also in regards to betting. It comes from the "go" command "gee-up".

To plow horses, the command Gee, usually meant pull to the right and the command Haw, meant to pull to the left, usually accompanied by "I said Haw you dumb bastard" at least that's the way my Uncle Pete usually said it to our two plow horses, Prince & Joe.

Kinda like port and starboard in horse language.

"The word "gee" in the Oxford English Dictionary has four
meanings, the last of which is a command to a horse. Apparently
this command means different things in different areas: turn to
the right; go forward; or to move faster."

[glatt]

Originally Posted by monster

It comes from the "go" command "gee-up".

I thought that was "giddy-up"

[xoxoxoBruce]

Those Brits talk funny, ya know.

[monster]

Originally Posted by glatt

I thought that was "giddy-up"

That too. although if you google it, apparently horses respond better to the "ee" sound. or something. i rode a horse once in my life, last fall. Western-style I had to "give it hugs and kisses" to make it start.