Welsh pony
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Welsh pony
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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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
He always rode a small Welsh pony, and was seldom in the house, except at eating-time, from sunrise to the close of the evening.
From Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire by Robinson, Mary
I have heard it said that the arching crest is not easy to secure in conjunction with high withers, but the combination is often found in the Welsh pony.
From The Welsh Pony Described in two letters to a friend by Dargan, Olive Tilford
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 Brown, John
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