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
It was a thoroughbred Welsh pony, as sound a little beast as ever stepped.
From Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
I was teaching Laura to ride on a little Welsh pony, and the sands made a famous riding-school.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)
I could see nothing, but certainly thought that that unclerical little Welsh pony, Jenkins, was there.
From Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle by Shorter, Clement King
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