flake

flake
 n.— «If you can stick your nose into a flake of hay and take a deep breath without coughing, your horse will too.» —“Statistical Abstract” by Peter Anderson Boston Globe (Massachusetts) Nov. 13, 1988. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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