mustang
Americannoun
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a small, hardy horse of the American plains, descended from Spanish stock.
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U.S. Navy Slang. a naval officer who received his commission while still an enlisted man.
verb (used without object)
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of mustang
1800–10, < Spanish mestengo stray or ownerless beast, noun use of masculine adj.: pertaining to a mixed lot of beasts, equivalent to mest ( a ) such a mixed lot (< Latin ( animālia ) mixta mixed (beasts), neuter plural adj., taken as feminine singular noun; mixed ) + -engo adj. suffix
Example Sentences
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Eight years ago, Shane Adams jolted from the tent he was camping in — underwear-clad and scurrying to get dressed — when he heard a herd of wild mustangs zoom past.
From Washington Post
Wild horses: The Devil’s Garden Colt Challenge, a program where children from across the state adopt and train mustangs, offers a solution to the horses’ overpopulation in California.
From New York Times
In the remote northeastern corner of California, wild mustangs roam the landscape.
From New York Times
The mustangs died in committee, and molasses died on the floor; pickleball stuck.
From Seattle Times
"A wild mustang stallion kicks up a dust storm in north-western Colorado."
From BBC
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