mustang

[ muhs-tang ]

/ ˈmʌs tæŋ /

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noun

a small, hardy horse of the American plains, descended from Spanish stock.

U.S. Navy Slang. a naval officer who received his commission while still an enlisted man.

verb (used without object)

to round up wild horses, especially in order to sell them illegally to slaughterhouses.

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Origin of mustang

1800–10, Americanism;<Spanish mestengo stray or ownerless beast, noun use of masculine adj.: pertaining to a mixed lot of beasts, equivalent to mest(a) such a mixed lot (<Latin (animālia) mixta mixed (beasts), neuter plural adj., taken as feminine singular noun; see mixed) + -engo adj. suffix

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How to use mustang in a sentence

You can put mag wheels on a Gremlin,” commented one long time Michigan observer, “but that doesn't make it a Mustang.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead|Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hundreds of trekkers were on the popular Annapurna Circuit in the Mustang area of Nepal when disaster struck last week.
Nepal’s Deadliest Avalanche Was Totally Avoidable|Dick Dorworth|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mmmhops is a tasty pale ale created in partnership with Mustang Brewing.
Hanson Got Me Drunk on Their New Beer, Mmmhops (Really)|Kevin Fallon|September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He had the distinction of becoming a “mustang,” a Marine enlisted man elevated to officer.
The First American Casualties of our Iraq “Adventure”|Michael Daly|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Suddenly the Merlin-powered Mustang, as it was called, required far less fuel than any other fighter and outperformed them all.
The Nerds Who Won World War II|Marc Wortman|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her little mustang leaped them, however, with wonderful activity, and mine followed.
In the Wilds of Florida|W.H.G. Kingston
There was the speed of the blooded racer in her and the tirelessness of the mustang.
Riders of the Silences|John Frederick
She hurried on, and upon entering the courtyard she espied Roy Beeman holding the halter of a beautiful, wild-looking mustang.
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey
He picked up the halter on the blue mustang and turned away toward the corrals.
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey
So it came about as naturally as it was wonderful that Bo rode the blue mustang before the afternoon ended.
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey

British Dictionary definitions for mustang

mustang

/ (ˈmʌstæŋ) /

noun

a small breed of horse, often wild or half wild, found in the southwestern US

Word Origin for mustang

C19: from Mexican Spanish mestengo, from mesta a group of stray animals

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