GAME AS A PEBBLEalso GAME AS PEBBLES
ADJ. extremely courageous; ready for anything, having staying power; often used of horses ...1831 sl. ETYMOLOGY from 'game' enthusiastic, keen + 'pebble' an indomitable person or horse, one difficult to handle (orig. hunting sl., then Aust.) FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1831 - See Example below EXAMPLE "...Game as a pebble, George did the ten miles, and stood the ordeal o f the blanket over him in bed for nearly an hour afterwards." From: The Sporting Magazine, or Monthly Calendar of the Transactions of the Turf, the Chase, etc. "Observations on the Practical Parts of the Life of a Jockey" By: Ringwood, 1831 SOURCES • Cassell's Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2000 • Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 8th Edition, Paul Beale, 2002 • Oxford Dictionary of Slang, John Ayto, 1998
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