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The Taming of the Shrew
, 4.1.129: "malt-horse drudge"
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Act 4, Scene 1, line 129.
A malt horse is a slow, heavy horse, used to grind malt by working a treadmill.
Primitive Stone Mill Being Worked by Horse and Miller
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