He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, 'ere he drove out of sight,
Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"
What is the down of a thistle?
2006-12-08 07:13:48 · 6 answers · asked by Zana-Di Girl 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
The short answer is that it's the light fluffy part that flies away with the seed to spread the growth of the thistle, which is a prickly plant with a purple flower.
Kinda like how dandelions go from being yellow to having all that white fluff that you can blow from it?
He was saying that they really flew in the wind.
2006-12-08 07:17:45 · answer #1 · answered by Neerdowellian 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Down is the soft fuzzy stuff which grows on the thistle plant. Have you ever heard of the down on a duck (feathers)? The down of a thistle is soft and is blown away by the wind to spread the seeds like a dandelion.
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2006-12-08 07:17:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Is A Thistle
2016-10-04 08:20:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fuzzies! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
2006-12-08 07:20:30 · answer #4 · answered by jimbobob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thistle is a type of plant kind of like a weed so i guess it means that he flew away really fast if it was fast as a plant that already grows from the ground.
~HD
2006-12-08 07:18:18 · answer #5 · answered by mrsdycus 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i do not know what that means. I have that for homework
2013-12-03 11:59:49 · answer #6 · answered by Holly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋