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See also: Garron
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic gearran, Irish gearrán.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
garron (plural garrons)
- A small and usually disdained type of horse, typically bred in Scotland and Ireland.
- 2000, George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam, published 2011, page 445:
- To the west Ollo Lophand and Tim Stone were moving through the horselines, feeding and watering the remaining garrons.
- 2009, John Sadler, Glencoe, Amberley, published 2009, page 37:
- For transport they might keep short, sturdy garrons: and the chief went nowhere on foot.
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