potron.

Brit.

/ˈpɒtrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑˌtroʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish potro.

Etymology: < Spanish potro colt, foal (940; 924 as poltro ), apparently ultimately < a post-classical Latin derivative of classical Latin pullus foal (for attested forms see poltroon n.), although this presents phonological difficulties. Compare French poutre (see pautre n.), Occitan poltre, Catalan potro (15th cent.), poltro (1700; now usually poltre), Portuguese poldro (a1230; 1031 as poledro), Italian puledro, poledro (13th cent.).

In South America: a colt, a young horse; a pony.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > [noun] > pony- or horse-skin

horse-skina1400

potro1838

pony skin1900

1838 J. P. Robertson & W. P. Robertson Lett. on Paraguay I. iv. 56 Who could make the nicest pair of boots from the skin stripped from the legs of a potro, or wild colt.

1872 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 1 196 Their feet are protected by Potro boots made of the skin stripped from the thigh and hock of a horse, or large puma.

1929 J. F. Dobie Vaquero of Brush Country 8 A rancher told me that if I would break seven wild potros (young horses) he would let me have my pick of the seven.

1944 R. F. Adams Western Words 118/1 Potros, young horses, up to the time when they change their milk teeth, or about four and one-half years of age; colts, fillies.

2003 Observer (Nexis) 30 Mar. (Escape section) 2 Having worked out that I'm pretty happy on a horse, she sends me off with two gauchos,..to muster 16 potros (unbroken colts) from the 'paddock'.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	potro
释义	potron. Brit. /ˈpɒtrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈpɑˌtroʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish potro. Etymology: < Spanish potro colt, foal (940; 924 as poltro ), apparently ultimately < a post-classical Latin derivative of classical Latin pullus foal (for attested forms see poltroon n.), although this presents phonological difficulties. Compare French poutre (see pautre n.), Occitan poltre, Catalan potro (15th cent.), poltro (1700; now usually poltre), Portuguese poldro (a1230; 1031 as poledro), Italian puledro, poledro (13th cent.). In South America: a colt, a young horse; a pony. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > [noun] > pony- or horse-skin horse-skina1400 potro1838 pony skin1900 1838 J. P. Robertson & W. P. Robertson Lett. on Paraguay I. iv. 56 Who could make the nicest pair of boots from the skin stripped from the legs of a potro, or wild colt. 1872 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 1 196 Their feet are protected by Potro boots made of the skin stripped from the thigh and hock of a horse, or large puma. 1929 J. F. Dobie Vaquero of Brush Country 8 A rancher told me that if I would break seven wild potros (young horses) he would let me have my pick of the seven. 1944 R. F. Adams Western Words 118/1 Potros, young horses, up to the time when they change their milk teeth, or about four and one-half years of age; colts, fillies. 2003 Observer (Nexis) 30 Mar. (Escape section) 2 Having worked out that I'm pretty happy on a horse, she sends me off with two gauchos,..to muster 16 potros (unbroken colts) from the 'paddock'. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1838
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