brumby
Americannoun
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brumbies
plural
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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Noun Inflected Forms
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
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
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
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 Rudyard Kipling
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
They see brumbies, the descendants of horses introduced by European settlers, as symbols of a rugged individualism that they believe is being lost in modern Australia.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2020
The scientists also call on the state government to repeal the legislation that protects the horses, known as brumbies.
From Nature ● Nov. 8, 2018
Feral horses known as brumbies are damaging ecosystems in Australian national parks.Credit:
From Nature ● Nov. 8, 2018
"Seems to have struck a mob of brumbies," he commented.
From We of the Never-Never by Jeannie Gunn
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