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percheron
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The Percheron is a breed of draft horse that originated in the Huisne river valley in western France, part of the former Perche province from which the breed takes its name. Usually gray or black in color, Percherons are well muscled, and known for their ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1875, from French Percheron , adjective formed from le Perche , region south of Normandy where horses were bred that were strong, light, and fast.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Percheron \Per"che*ron\, n. [F.] One of a breed of draught horses originating in Perche, an old district of France; -- called also Percheron-Norman .
Usage examples of percheron.
Europe scientific tests have proven that the Andalusian contributed to the development of the Connemara, the Cleveland Bay, the Friesan, the Hackney, the Percheron, the Thoroughbred, and the Welsh.
As a matter of fact, he has very kindly offered his Percheron as a draft horse for us, as far as Lynchburg.
She was a beautiful creature with the Roman nose of a Clydesdale and the smooth, untufted fetlocks of a Percheron.
While Valiha was based on the frame of a Percheron, the Crians were more like Shetland ponies.
Davina Goronwy didn't remind Sandy of a Percheron, but her short, sturdy body brought to mind Welsh ponies, Welsh corgies, and overindulgence in Welsh rarebit.