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‖ Percheron|pɛrʃərɔ̃|
[Fr. adj. from le Perche, a district of France comprising the departments of Orne, Eure-et-Loir, Sarthe, Loir-et-Cher.]
A horse of a noted breed raised in le Perche, combining strength with lightness and speed, much used in France for artillery and for heavy coaches, and now largely bred in the western United States.
1875S. Sidney Bk. Horse xi. 241 The Percheron is another breed of trotting cart-horses, which has in name a considerable reputation in England... These Percherons, in their best form, were the post-horses of France. 1901Scribner's Mag. Apr. 414/2 Heavy wagons..all drawn by stocky Percherons and big Western grays or stout Canada blacks. |