bronco
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈbrɑŋkoʊ/
- US
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caballo indómito
- Okay, partner, what do you say we tame this bronco?
- bucking bronco
- ride a bronco
- riding a bronco
He's got his little mule, his little mule's a Bronco.
- He's got his little mule, his little mule's a Bronco.
Examples
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Such skills included breaking wild horses, feeding and breeding cattle, controlling bulls and broncos, and protecting the cattle and themselves from the dangers of the range.
Academic text (1994) -
As the plane depressurizes, it BUCKS like a wild bronco.
Fiction book (1997) -
I think we might have a little bronco riding tonight.
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Good luck with breaking this bronco, Vicky.
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Without warning, the bike shot into the sky like a bucking bronco.
Fiction book (1995) -
Now, he made it very clear he's not looking for any bronco busters, just somebody to look after the horses.
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Cowboy hat and bronco jersey, they sit and converse on the bleachers.
Fiction book (1998) -
Introducing Ogallala Slim and his band of bronco-busting, bull-dogging cowboys.
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The smell of the steers and bucking broncos fills my nostrils.
Fiction book (1995) -
The rodeo champion effortlessly stayed on the bucking bronco for eight seconds.
Synonyms
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5.8
A small wild horse that roams the western plains of North America
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2.7
A horse that lives in nature and is not tame
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9.3
A wild or partly tamed horse used in rodeos
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7.5
A wild untrained horse that jumps and kicks to throw off its rider
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9.9
A wild or partly tamed horse from western North America often used in rodeos
Compounds
How Wild
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bronco comes from the Spanish word bronco, which meant 'rough' or 'untamed' and was used in the American West for wild horses. So, a bronco today is an untamed horse that often bucks and is famous in rodeos.