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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

Example Sentences

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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

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

His garron did his best to shy away.

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

There he dismounted, to walk his garron through the ice to the south side.

From "A Dance with Dragons" 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

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