Exmoor

[ eks-moor, -mawr, -mohr ]

/ ˈɛks mʊər, -mɔr, -moʊr /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Exmoor

exit strategy, exit tax, ex lege, ex lib., ex libris, Exmoor, ex more, Exmouth, ex new, ex nihilo, ex nihilo nihil fit

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How to use Exmoor in a sentence

Dyke Acland's mark is an anchor on the near side of each of his large herd of ponies, on Exmoor.
Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853|Various
In Devonshire are found a white-faced and horned variety, which are known as the Exmoor kind, from the place of their nativity.
A Treatise on Sheep:|Ambrose Blacklock
From over at Exmoor came a crowd of youths who had skated the ten miles up-hill and down-dale to see the carnival.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days|Nell Speed
"It looked something like the Exmoor ambulance," here observed Katherine Williams.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days|Nell Speed

I saw it once when we were walking, and it is therefore probably bringing someone from Exmoor here.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days|Nell Speed

British Dictionary definitions for Exmoor

Exmoor

/ (ˈɛksˌmʊə, -ˌmɔː) /

noun

a high moorland in SW England, in W Somerset and N Devon: chiefly grazing ground for Exmoor ponies, sheep, and red deer

a small stocky breed of pony with a fawn-coloured nose, originally from Exmoor

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