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warragal

warragal

9.9
A wild horse that lives free in Australia
  • noun
  • Archaic
: brumby
  • The old stockman spotted a herd of warragal grazing by the creek at dusk.

Examples

  • The warragal galloped across the open plains.

  • Early settlers often tried to capture warragals for use as working horses.

  • Legends about the speed and toughness of the warragal are common in Australian folklore.

  • Many warragals roam freely in the Australian outback.

  • Early settlers often tried to capture warragals for use as working horses.

  • Legends about the speed and toughness of the warragal are common in Australian folklore.

  • Many warragals roam freely in the Australian outback.

Synonyms

brumby
vswarragal
  • Australian
2 9.9

A wild horse in Australia that comes from escaped tame horses

is a broader term not limited to those descended from domestic stock
warrigal
vswarragal
  • Australian
9.9

A wild horse that lives free in the Australian countryside

is the same meaning but written as an alternate spelling

Surface Forms

warragal singular
warragals plural

Etymology

Warragal comes from an Aboriginal word meaning 'wild', and people also used it for feral animals they met in Australia. That's why a warragal can mean a wild horse or brumby, famous for its speed and toughness.