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• Tennessee walking horse
  Tennessee walking horse

  noun

  one of a breed of saddle horses developed largely from Standardbred and Morgan stock.
• Tennessee Walking Horse
  Tennessee Walking Horse

  noun

  an American breed of horse, marked by its stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk

Tennessee walking horse

American  

noun

1. one of a breed of saddle horses developed largely from Standardbred and Morgan stock.

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Tennessee Walking Horse British  

noun

1. Often shortened to: Walking Horse.  an American breed of horse, marked by its stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk

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Etymology

Origin of Tennessee walking horse

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

El, at 59 inches tall, is about as tall as an Arabian or Tennessee walking horse.

From Washington Times • Jul. 15, 2017

As settlers filled up the West, they adapted their breeds, e.g., the cowboy's quarter-horse, the gentleman farmer's Tennessee walking horse, the American saddle horse, to suit the jobs at hand.

From Time Magazine Archive