brumby
Americannoun
noun
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a wild horse, esp one descended from runaway stock
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informal a wild or unruly person
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Etymology
Origin of brumby
First recorded in 1875–80; origin obscure
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Which type of wild animal is known as a brumby in Australia?
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2024
The brumby, he said, is a kind of “talisman” for those holding on to nationalist visions of Australia’s history.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2020
Claims by brumby activists that the animals are simply a scapegoat for damage done by wild deer and pigs do not hold up against extensive studies of the region, the scientists add.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2020
State politicians passed legislation to protect the heritage value of the horse — an invasive species known as a brumby — on 6 June.
From Nature ● Jun. 12, 2018
People who lost money on him called him a "brumby"; but if ever any horse had Harpoon's shoulders and The Gin's temper, Shackles was that horse.
From Indian Tales by Kipling, Rudyard
Mr. Maguire, a 60-year-old cattleman, is leading a campaign to prevent the Australian authorities from culling the wild horses, known as brumbies.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2020
Still, to many Australians, brumbies are majestic, untamed creatures that live in children’s books, poetry and films.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2020
Feral horses known as brumbies are damaging ecosystems in Australian national parks.Credit:
From Nature ● Nov. 8, 2018
The scientists also call on the state government to repeal the legislation that protects the horses, known as brumbies.
From Nature ● Nov. 8, 2018
But long before we had done with brumbies Cheon was announcing dinner in his own peculiar way.
From We of the Never-Never by Gunn, Jeannie
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