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It never says humpty was an egg in the rhyme
15 0 ReplyTrue, but it didn't say he wasn't, either.
11 1 ReplyWhat do you suppose it is? I'm eager to learn what horses could reassemble.
4 0 ReplyThe "horses" in this context would refer to cavalryman.
2 0 ReplyPossibly a cannon or a siege engine, but no one is certain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Dumpty#Meaning
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And "horses" in the context of the rhyme means "horsemen" or "cavalrymen", not literal horses.
2 0 ReplyHey, it's a joke. No need to dissect the original literal meaning.
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