Today I learned that the popular Russian saying "the horse hasn't rolled around" isn't about a horse, but about felt boots. "Kon" is the toe of a felt boot, the very beginning of felting the blank. If it hadn't been made, work hadn't started.
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Сегодня я узнал,что популярное народное выражение"конь не валялся"-это не про лошадь,а про валенки."Кон"-это мысок валенка,самое начало валяния заготовки.Если его не изготовили,работать не начинали.
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