Vulgar words in Manco, the Peruvian Chief - An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas (Page 1)
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The horses, however, which had only been scantily supplied with water the night before, began to knock up--their ears dropped, their heads hung down, and their respiration became thick and fast.
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A third was the jaw-bone of an ass with the teeth loose in the socket, and which, when struck by the hand, made a capital rattle.
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The men being amply supplied with cacao every day, without apparent fatigue performed forced marches which would have completely knocked up any European troops.
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The journey would knock up our horses, but as we should have no further need of them, that could not be taken into consideration.