lather-stained

Updated: May 2, 2025

When old Ivar climbed down from his loft at four o'clock the next morning, he came upon Emil's mare, jaded and lather-stained, her bridle broken, chewing the scattered tufts of hay outside the stable door. The old man was thrown into a fright at once.

Willa Sibert Cather - O Pioneers!