brumby
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9.9
- noun
- Australian
- He was leading the brumbies.
- bush brumby
Examples
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In the wild, a brumby can often be seen grazing in the open fields of Australia.
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This is not just a mountain brumby.
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The colt's joined the brumby mob.
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You said that your dream was to breed a thoroughbred with a-- with a bush brumby.
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He was riding it when the brumbies came down.
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I saw Bess again, with the brumbies.
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He leads the brumbies.
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The ranger explained how the brumby population has adapted to the harsh Australian environment.
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During our trip, we spotted a group of brumbies running across the dry plains.
Synonyms
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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
A wild horse that lives free in Australia
A wild horse that lives free in the Australian countryside
A wild or partly tamed horse from western North America often used in rodeos
Antonyms
How Wild
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word brumby probably comes from an Aboriginal word or from an early settler's name that people used for stray horses. So today a brumby means a 'wild horse' in Australia, usually one that comes from escaped or lost farm horses.