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Jul 18, 2016 12:25 am
The phrase means going fast and probably recklessly. I thought of it this morning when a car almost rearended my truck as I was making a left turn off of a 55-mph highway. I assume it comes from horse and buggy (wagon) days and refers to whipping the horse to make it go faster.
How widespread is it?
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Jul 18, 2016 1:14 am
It's a prominent part of the Rawhide theme song.