157. 'Like a wicked horse, which generally shrieks when it bites'; Bell.
This explanation is clearly wrong. The line is repeated, with the slight
change of _pleyne_ to _whyne_, in C. T. 5968 (D 386). To _pleyne_ or to
_whyne_ means to utter a plaintive cry, or to whinny; and the sense
is--'Like a horse, (of doubtful temper), which can either bite or whinny
(as if wanting a caress).'