Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1240 Sunday December 18Th 2016

[johnpiper]

Jade ornament (5,5)

[donny48]

Any letters ?

[scorpiojo]

Horse (jade) brass

[johnpiper]

H_R_ _ _R _ S_

[johnpiper]

Thanks
I guessed that but not sure I understand jade can be a prostitute hence Brass but why Horse?

[Captain2]

Jade

adjective - of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
an old or over-worked horse
a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green
a woman adulterer
a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite

[scorpiojo]

jade2
dʒeɪd/
nounarchaic
noun: jade; plural noun: jades
1.
a bad-tempered or disreputable woman.
2.
an old or worn-out horse.
Origin

[johnpiper]

thanks v much