waler

waler
noun /ˈweɪlə/
A light saddle horse of mixed breed imported from Australia.

Without reason, against prudence, and at a moments notice, he fell in love with a frivolous, golden-haired girl who used to tear about Simla Mall on a high, rough waler, with a blue velvet jockey-cap crammed over her eyes.


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  • Waler — Wal er, n. [From Wales, i.e., New South Wales.] A horse imported from New South Wales; also, any Australian horse. [Colloq.] Kipling. Note: The term originated in India, whither many horses are exported from Australia (mostly from New South… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Waler — [wā′lər] n. [Anglo Ind, after (NEW SOUTH) WALES] an Australian saddle horse of mixed breed, raised chiefly in New South Wales, exported to India for military use in the 19th cent …   English World dictionary

  • Waler horse — The Waler is an Australian breed of light riding horses that developed from the horses that were brought to the Australian colonies in the 1800s. The name comes from their early breeding origins in New South Wales, they were originally known as… …   Wikipedia

  • waler — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: New South Wales, Australia Date: circa 1849 a horse from New South Wales; especially a rather large rugged saddle horse of mixed ancestry formerly exported in quantity from Australia to British India for… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Waler — /way leuhr/, n. a horse bred in New South Wales, Australia, as a military saddle horse and exported in numbers during the 19th century to British India. [1840 50; after New South Wales; see ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • waler — see weler …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • Waler — Australsk hesterace …   Danske encyklopædi

  • waler — wal·er …   English syllables

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