Exmoor

[ eks-moor, -mawr, -mohr ]

noun

1. a moorland in SW England, in Somersetshire and Devonshire: the scene of Blackmore's novel, Lorna Doone.

Exmoor

/ ˈɛksˌmʊə; -ˌmɔː /

noun

1. a high moorland in SW England, in W Somerset and N Devon: chiefly grazing ground for Exmoor ponies, sheep, and red deer
2. a small stocky breed of pony with a fawn-coloured nose, originally from Exmoor

Example Sentences

Dyke Acland's mark is an anchor on the near side of each of his large herd of ponies, on Exmoor.

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In Devonshire are found a white-faced and horned variety, which are known as the Exmoor kind, from the place of their nativity.

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From over at Exmoor came a crowd of youths who had skated the ten miles up-hill and down-dale to see the carnival.

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"It looked something like the Exmoor ambulance," here observed Katherine Williams.

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I saw it once when we were walking, and it is therefore probably bringing someone from Exmoor here.

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