daisy-kicker

noun

daisy-kicker

noun
1

UK, Obsolete, Slang An ostler at a large inn.

  • Do you observe that stout fellow yonder, with a stick in his hand? He has been a Daisy-kicker, and, by his arts and contrivances having saved a little money, is now a regular dealer, and may generally be seen here on selling days.1911, Real Life in London, page 162:
  • There was a “daisy-kicker” there in a twinkling to take reins and lead the horses off for a drink and a rubdown, with the older ostler waiting hopefully by the stable doors to see if he might make money by putting them up for the night, […]2018, Dewey Lambdin, The Gun Ketch:

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