brumby

Definition

A wild or feral horse.

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps from James Brumby, early Australian soldier and pastoralist, who is said to have left horses at his abandoned property.

Example Sentences

• "I'm too weak to ride. I'd have to ride, because for one thing the white-ants have eaten the wheels of my buckboard, and my one cart-horse has gone bush with the brumbies."
• ""It could mean one of two things," he said. "Either that help is coming, or that a herd of wild brumbies is passing somewhere near.""
• "He captures brumbies, the wild horses of the outback, running them down on motorcycles and shipping them to the city where they are butchered for pet food."

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