Elder Dictionary

Elderly Terms, Meanings and Definitions

lock the barn door after the horse is gone, phrase

To fix something, or be more careful, after what you are trying to avaiod has already happened.
Bob: "After all the theft from the boys' locker room at the public school they finally decided to install padlocks." Greg: "Kind of locking the barn door after the horse is gone isn't it?"

Added on June 8, 2012 by Brent

penny weight, noun

A very tiny measurement of weight.
She's so tiny she cannot weigh any more than a penny weight.

Added on May 9, 2011 by danielslaughter

bubbler, noun

/bub-ler/

A drinking fountain.
Have you seen a bubbler around here? I'm parched!

Added on March 21, 2025 by Cherilyn D.

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