brumbynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbrʌm.bi/us/ˈbrʌm.bi/Australian Englisha wild horse, especially one that has escaped from a farm
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Horses & similar animals
- beast
- beast of burden idiom
- bronco
- brood mare
- carthorse
- chestnut
- fetlock
- horse-drawn
- hunter
- mane
- mare
- mount
- mule
- mustang
- nag
- pack animal
- piebald
- skewbald
- stud
- zebra
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Examples from literature
- I had bought a little brumby from a man we met on the Plains, an excellent pony, and most handy in winding his way through the scrub.
- These are known as brumbies, and are generally shot by the stock farmer, as they are of deteriorated quality, and by enticing away his mares spoil his more carefully selected breeds.