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Brown I am and much admired; many horses have I tried; tire a horse and worry a man; tell me this riddle if you can.
The more I dry, the wetter I get. What am I?
Six letters do my name compound; among the aged oft I'm found; The shepherd also by the brook hears me when Leaning on his crook; but in the middle me divide and take the half on either side each backward read a liquor tell ev'ry gay toper knows it well.
The letter S is added to pluralise most words in the English language. eg. Letter to Letters Word to Words and Language to Languages. But I am a word that is pluralised with the addition of the letter C.
I am an insect half of my name is another insect. I am similar to the name of a famous band.
Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it, can't see it. What is it?