Waler

American  

[wey-ler] / ˈweɪ lər /

noun

1. a horse bred in New South Wales, Australia, as a military saddle horse and exported in numbers during the 19th century to British India.

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Waler British  

/ ˈweɪlə /

noun

1. a saddle horse originating in New South Wales

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Etymology

Origin of Waler

1840–50; after New South Wales; see -er ¹

Example Sentences

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Waler

Through her glasses she sought the big black Waler.

From Rosa Mundi and Other Stories by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell

Thick corduroy breeches and gaiters swaddle his shapeless legs, and he rides a coarse-bred Waler mare.

From Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series by George Robert Aberigh-Mackay

"Black Waler Mare, 15-1, six years off, up to 14 stones, easy paces, regularly ridden by a lady touched in wind."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-29 by Various

But the liveliest of twelve-two ponies can do little against the long canter of a Waler.

From Short Stories for English Courses by Rosa Mary Redding Mikels

We have been out since early morning on the jumpiest and beaniest of Waler mares.

From Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series by George Robert Aberigh-Mackay