| idiom., south.afr. | before the rinderpest | давным-давно (In South Africa, a long time ago; referring to the 1896 epidemic of the cattle disease, treated as a landmark. // Rinderpest is a contagious viral disease of cattle that periodically caused heavy losses in much of Africa. The 1896 epidemic was so devastating that it was treated as a historical landmark, so giving rise to this expression.  oxfordreference.com 'More) |
