horniment

Updated: July 23, 2025

I dunno if you remember it?" "I remember it," said Horace. "Well, what about it?" "Why, sir, I found it in the coal-cellar this morning, and I thought I'd ask if that was where you wished it kep' in future. For, though no amount o' polish could make it what I call a tasty thing, it's neither horniment nor yet useful where it is at present."

F. Anstey - The Brass Bottle