Waler

American  

[wey-ler] / ˈweɪ lər /

noun

1. a horse bred in New South Wales, Australia, as a military saddle horse and exported in numbers during the 19th century to British India.

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Waler British  

/ ˈweɪlə /

noun

1. a saddle horse originating in New South Wales

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Etymology

Origin of Waler

1840–50; after New South Wales; see -er ¹

Example Sentences

We have been out since early morning on the jumpiest and beaniest of Waler mares.

From Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series by Aberigh-Mackay, George Robert

Seeing Saxham held in conversation by one of the other men, he winked portentously at the New South Waler, and whispered in his ear.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

Through her glasses she sought the big black Waler.

From Rosa Mundi and Other Stories by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

Waler, wā′lėr, n. in India, a horse imported from New South Wales, or from Australia generally.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The bar-tender, hoisting his eyebrows to his scollops of gummed hair, winked at the New South Waler with infinite meaning, and pointed to a cut-glass carafe that stood on the shining nickel-plated counter.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard