Posted on 01/04/2008 2:31:00 PM PST by blam
Henry The Horse ended up confined to a stable with arthritic knees from all that waltzing he was forced to do in the shows.
[Obsolete French sombresault, variant of sobresault, from Old Provençal sobresaut : sobre-, above (from Latin supr; see uper in Indo-European roots) + saut, leap (from Latin saltus; see sel- in Indo-European roots).]
Essentially, it's "above leap," maybe meant leaping over themselves.
Prayers for Miss Archer.
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