n. A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
n. A merchant marine who joined the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer during the American Civil War.
n. A commissioned officer who started military service as an enlisted person.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California, etc. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The wild horse of the pampas and prairies of America.
n. An officer of the United States navy who entered the regular service from the merchant service after serving through the civil war, instead of graduating from the Naval Academy.
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n. small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
Word Usage
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