Percheron

[ pur-chuh-ron, -shuh- ]

/ ˈpɜr tʃəˌrɒn, -ʃə- /

noun

one of a French breed of draft horses, having a gray or black coat.

Also called Percheron Norman.

Origin of Percheron

1870–75; <French; named after Perche, French district where first bred

Words nearby Percheron

Perceval, perch, perchance, Perche, percher, Percheron, perchery, perching bird, perchlorate, perchloric, perchloric acid

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Example sentences from the Web for Percheron

The stamp varied from nearly thoroughbred to Clydesdale and Percheron stud-horses, with a fair number of mares and foals.
Two Years in Oregon|Wallis Nash
He keeps full bred Hereford cattle and also Clydesdale and Percheron horses upon his place.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
The Finn woman is thick everywhere, broad of girth and deep of chest like a Percheron stallion.
I, Mary MacLane|Mary MacLane
He tied a knot so the noose would not choke the Percheron and then rode off through the trees, leading his valuable captive.
Ticktock and Jim|Keith Robertson

As we have said before, the Percheron breed of horses came from France.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Percheron

Percheron

/ (ˈpɜːʃəˌrɒn) /

noun

a compact heavy breed of carthorse, grey or black in colour

Word Origin for Percheron

C19: from French, from le Perche, region of NW France where the breed originated

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

单词	percheron
释义	Percheron [ pur-chuh-ron, -shuh- ] / ˈpɜr tʃəˌrɒn, -ʃə- / noun one of a French breed of draft horses, having a gray or black coat. Also called Percheron Norman. Origin of Percheron 1870–75; <French; named after Perche, French district where first bred Words nearby Percheron Perceval, perch, perchance, Perche, percher, Percheron, perchery, perching bird, perchlorate, perchloric, perchloric acid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Percheron The stamp varied from nearly thoroughbred to Clydesdale and Percheron stud-horses, with a fair number of mares and foals. Two Years in Oregon\|Wallis Nash He keeps full bred Hereford cattle and also Clydesdale and Percheron horses upon his place. Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)\|William Denison Lyman The Finn woman is thick everywhere, broad of girth and deep of chest like a Percheron stallion. I, Mary MacLane\|Mary MacLane He tied a knot so the noose would not choke the Percheron and then rode off through the trees, leading his valuable captive. Ticktock and Jim\|Keith Robertson As we have said before, the Percheron breed of horses came from France. Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Percheron Percheron / (ˈpɜːʃəˌrɒn) / noun a compact heavy breed of carthorse, grey or black in colour Word Origin for Percheron C19: from French, from le Perche, region of NW France where the breed originated 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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