Two cowboys come upon an Indian lying on his stomach with his ear to the ground. One of the cowboys stops and says to the other, "You see that Indian?"
"Yeah," says the other cowboy.
"Look," says the first one, "he’s listening to the ground. He can hear things for miles in any direction."
Just then the Indian looks up. "Covered wagon," he says, "about two miles away. Have two horses, one brown, one white. Man, woman, child, household effects in wagon."
"Incredible!" says the cowboy to his friend. "This Indian knows how far away they are, how many horses, what color they are, who is in the wagon, and what is in the wagon. Amazing!"
The Indian looks up and says, "Ran over me about a half hour ago."
and eye n. Small metal hook and loop as a fastener on a garment.
- —n. - a bent or curved piece of metal etc. For catching hold or for hanging things on. B (in full fish-hook) bent piece of wire for catching fish.
- curved cutting instrument (reaping-hook).
- bend in a river, curved strip of land, etc.
- a hooking stroke. B boxing short swinging blow. —v. - grasp or secure with hook(s).
- catch with or as with a hook.
- slang steal.
- (in sports) send (the ball) in a curve or deviating path.
- rugby secure (the ball) and pass it backward with the foot in the scrum. by hook or by crook by one means or another. Off the hook 1 colloq. Out of difficulty or trouble.
- (of a telephone receiver) not on its rest. [old english]
