daisy-kicker
British 19th-century slang for an ostler—a stable hand who looked after horses at coaching inns.
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#1·May 3, 2026Globalcasual
British 19th-century slang for an ostler—a stable hand who looked after horses at coaching inns. The name humorously evokes someone trudging through fields, kicking daisies as they led horses to pasture. The term fell out of use as coaching inns declined with the rise of railways.
The daisy-kicker had the horses watered and fed long before the coach passengers stirred from their beds.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(UK, slang, obsolete) An ostler at a large inn.
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