Ipodmini  +  250487 Sun, 30 Jul 06 03:18 PM Hi: I checked the meaning of the word in my dictionary, and it says "too old" I think if someone's too old, he'll lose his teeth, how could it be "long in the tooth"? ------------------- I've got my answer later: http://www.word-detective.com/070401.html#longinthetooth Ipodmini Joined on Fri, Jul 14 2006 Full Member 177

	Nef  +  250593 Sun, 30 Jul 06 10:27 PM When horses get old, their gums recede.  (In other words, the gums don't cover as much of the teeth as they did before.)  This makes the teeth look longer.  Nef Joined on Sun, Jan 1 2006 California, USA Regular Member 638