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Tennessee walking horse

noun

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

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Origin of Tennessee walking horse

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Also called Plantation walking horse.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for plantation walking horse

Tennessee Walking Horse

noun

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