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Chincoteague pony

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noun

  1. a wild pony found on certain islands off the Virginia coast, apparently descended from Moorish ponies shipwrecked in this vicinity in the 16th century.

Etymology

Origin of Chincoteague pony

After Chincoteague Island, off the Virginia coast

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