brumbyn.

Brit.

/ˈbrʌmbi/, U.S.

/ˈbrəmbi/, Australian English

/ˈbrʌmbi/

Forms: 1800s– brumbee, 1800s– brumbie, 1800s– brumby.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.Various etymological suggestions have been offered, e.g.: (i) a borrowing < a word for ‘wild’ or ‘wild horse’ in one of various Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in Queensland or New South Wales; (ii) a borrowing < Irish bromaigh, plural of bromach colt; (iii) a derivation < the common Australian surname Brumby, although the precise connection is unclear (it has often been suggested that this surname was borne by a horsebreaker who was also a professional soldier); (iv) a derivation < Baramba, the name of a creek and station in the Burnett district of Queensland. See further B. Moore What's their Story? a History of Australian Words (2011) 27–30.

Originally and chiefly Australian.

In Australia: a wild or unbroken horse.

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1871 Maitland (New S. Wales) Mercury 10 Oct. A fine grazing block..is suddenly metamorphosed into a mass of scrub, only fit for a mob of ‘Brumbies’.

1876 Country 9 Mar. 209/1 The Messrs. —— employed me recently for a year to shoot their ‘brumbies’.

1895 Chambers's Jrnl. 2 Nov. 702/1 The term ‘with the Brumbies’ is a common one throughout bush Australia to signify hopelessly lost.

1916 Anzac Bk. 143 A lanky, sawny bushman who..saddled his brumby, and rode for the nearest town.

1950 ‘N. Shute’ Town like Alice 90 ‘I got thrown once,’ he said, ‘breaking in a brumby to the saddle.’

1995 Canberra Times 12 Dec. 8/1 The sooner the brumbies are removed and the riding parties banned, the better it will be for the park.

Compounds

General attributive and objective, as brumby colt, brumby hunter, brumby shooting, etc.

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1875 Queenslander 20 Mar. 7/6 But, returning to ‘brumbie’-shooting,—do your town-readers know what it is?

1897 Pall Mall Mag. Feb. 190 And so to the unknown interior, past the points where sheep-tracks become brumby-trails.

1925 Chambers's Jrnl. 810/1 Wild or ‘brumbie’ mobs, which consisted of mares and one lord of the harem.

1926 Brit. Weekly 19 Aug. 412/5 An unbroken, raging devil of a brumby colt.

1967 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 16 Apr. 2 Brumby hunters if they're successful, finish up with a batch of..wild horses.

2013 Weekly Times (Austral.) (Nexis) 30 Oct. 10 The research centre said dingoes would not solve all the brumby problems.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brumby
释义	brumbyn. Brit. /ˈbrʌmbi/, U.S. /ˈbrəmbi/, Australian English /ˈbrʌmbi/ Forms: 1800s– brumbee, 1800s– brumbie, 1800s– brumby. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown.Various etymological suggestions have been offered, e.g.: (i) a borrowing < a word for ‘wild’ or ‘wild horse’ in one of various Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in Queensland or New South Wales; (ii) a borrowing < Irish bromaigh, plural of bromach colt; (iii) a derivation < the common Australian surname Brumby, although the precise connection is unclear (it has often been suggested that this surname was borne by a horsebreaker who was also a professional soldier); (iv) a derivation < Baramba, the name of a creek and station in the Burnett district of Queensland. See further B. Moore What's their Story? a History of Australian Words (2011) 27–30. Originally and chiefly Australian. In Australia: a wild or unbroken horse. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus ferus (wild horse) > Australian brumby1871 warrigal1881 1871 Maitland (New S. Wales) Mercury 10 Oct. A fine grazing block..is suddenly metamorphosed into a mass of scrub, only fit for a mob of ‘Brumbies’. 1876 Country 9 Mar. 209/1 The Messrs. —— employed me recently for a year to shoot their ‘brumbies’. 1895 Chambers's Jrnl. 2 Nov. 702/1 The term ‘with the Brumbies’ is a common one throughout bush Australia to signify hopelessly lost. 1916 Anzac Bk. 143 A lanky, sawny bushman who..saddled his brumby, and rode for the nearest town. 1950 ‘N. Shute’ Town like Alice 90 ‘I got thrown once,’ he said, ‘breaking in a brumby to the saddle.’ 1995 Canberra Times 12 Dec. 8/1 The sooner the brumbies are removed and the riding parties banned, the better it will be for the park. Compounds General attributive and objective, as brumby colt, brumby hunter, brumby shooting, etc. ΚΠ 1875 Queenslander 20 Mar. 7/6 But, returning to ‘brumbie’-shooting,—do your town-readers know what it is? 1897 Pall Mall Mag. Feb. 190 And so to the unknown interior, past the points where sheep-tracks become brumby-trails. 1925 Chambers's Jrnl. 810/1 Wild or ‘brumbie’ mobs, which consisted of mares and one lord of the harem. 1926 Brit. Weekly 19 Aug. 412/5 An unbroken, raging devil of a brumby colt. 1967 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 16 Apr. 2 Brumby hunters if they're successful, finish up with a batch of..wild horses. 2013 Weekly Times (Austral.) (Nexis) 30 Oct. 10 The research centre said dingoes would not solve all the brumby problems. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1871
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