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garron

British  
/ ˈɡærən /

noun

  1. a small sturdy pony bred and used chiefly in Scotland and Ireland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of garron

C16: from Gaelic gearran

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Half a mile south of Castle Black, Edd urged his garron close to Jon’s and said, “M’lord? Look up there. The big drunkard on the hill.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

He did not know if he could face those heights again, or if his garron could survive a second crossing.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

When night fell, the Halfhand told Ebben to take the squire's garron as well as his own, and ride east for Mormont with all haste, back the way they had come.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Will went in front, his shaggy little garron picking the way carefully through the undergrowth.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

He pulled up his hood and hunched over his garron, silent and sullen.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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