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Waler

[ wey-ler ]

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.


Waler

/ ˈweɪlə /

noun

  1. a saddle horse originating in New South Wales
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Waler1

1840–50; after New South Wales; -er 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Waler1

C19: from Wales, in New South Wales
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Example Sentences

Billy's friends promptly lassoed the "waler," hogtied and saddled him in a hurry.

Dicky had hardly reached the spot when a figure came running to the poor waler with a quick stumbling motion.

The Lost One took the pistol, cocked it, and held it to the head of the waler, which feebly turned to him in recognition.

Daleham swung his sister up into the saddle of her smart little countrybred and mounted his own waler.

But the liveliest of twelve-two ponies can do little against the long canter of a Waler.

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