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Welsh pony

American  

noun

  1. one of a breed of small, sturdy ponies raised originally in Wales.


Etymology

Origin of Welsh pony

First recorded in 1765–75

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The charges stem from a cat found in a hole in a wall and a Welsh pony that veterinarians said was lame.

From Washington Times Feb. 5, 2020

His dam was a Welsh pony, his sire an unknown thoroughbred.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many of his finest descriptions give us quite the notion of their having been composed when going his rounds on his Welsh pony among the glens and hills, and their unspeakable solitudes.

From Spare Hours by John Brown

The brown and rose-red of her complexion was clear as that of the little maiden who had fought with, and overcome, and kissed the rough Welsh pony refusing the grip by the roadside long ago.

From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Lucas Malet

Now she came riding up the broad gravel path across the lawn, on the black pony: leading the fat Welsh pony, with Geoffrey on his back.

From Captain Jim by Mary Grant Bruce

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