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Suffolk punch

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noun

  1. a breed of draught horse with a chestnut coat and short legs

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Etymology

Origin of Suffolk punch

C18: from dialect punch squat, short and thick

Example Sentences

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The Suffolk Punch Trust has had a stud at Hollesley in the county, since 1759.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Rutledge and his assistant Aaron Shannon, 21, a student from Berea College in Kentucky, spent the morning attaching logs to a cart pulled by two Suffolk Punch draft horses.

From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2021

There was a pawing Suffolk Punch stallion in gold-plated bronze.

From Time Magazine Archive

A Suffolk Punch, when he's a good un, is worth his weight in gold.

From David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles

Suffolk Punch, from the eastern part of England.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William

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