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Definition: TO LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH |
TO LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH1. To examine the mouth of a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a critical and thankless spirit. --Lowell. |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F 4C 4F 4F 4B 41 47 49 46 54 48 4F 52 53 45 49 4E 54 48 45 4D 4F 55 54 48 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01001100 01001111 01001111 01001011 00100000 01000001 00100000 01000111 01001001 01000110 01010100 00100000 01001000 01001111 01010010 01010011 01000101 00100000 01001001 01001110 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01001101 01001111 01010101 01010100 01001000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   L O O K   A   G I F T   H O R S E   I N   T H E   M O U T H |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F 004C 004F 004F 004B 0041 0047 0049 0046 0054 0048 004F 0052 0053 0045 0049 004E 0054 0048 0045 004D 004F 0055 0054 0048 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)54492464949452352414340542424952533924348254423924749555442 |
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