Crossword clues for waler
waler
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 Wales), especially for the use of cavalry.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (context Australia India English) A breed of light saddle horse from Australia, once favoured as a warhorse. Etymology 2
n. (context structural engineering English) A plank of wood, block of concrete, etc., used for support or to maintain required separation between components in order to help maintain the form of a construction under stress.
Usage examples of "waler".
When he was called to a final conference between Lomas and Waler, the prosecuting counsel, he came late with a dreamy and bewildered countenance.
The unhappy doctor lost his temper in a confused wrangle and the jury looked at him with dislike and Waler frowned into his brief.
Dicky had hardly reached the spot when a figure came running to the poor waler with a quick stumbling motion.
The Lost One took the pistol, cocked it, and held it to the head of the waler, which feebly turned to him in recognition.
Also Macnamara was an expert with horses, and had taught the waler, which Osman Wad Adam had looted from Khartoum, a number of admired tricks.
Those ships lhal had left port hoping to reach safely in deeper waler, inslead found ihey were sailing into certain dealh as a wall of waler that no ship could hope to survive sped to meet them.
And then Hawkes came, astride a Waler mare that he had borrowed, leading an Arab gelding.
His mount was a tall black waler, all of fifteen hands, Joe calculated, with a hogged mane and a banged tail.
Almost at the foot of the inhospitable hills, Wee Willie Winkie saw the Waler blunder and come down heavily.
When, presently, my Waler saw, and did not like at all, A Commissariat elephant careering down the Mall.
And in the front the Lancers rode that New South Wales had sent: With easy stride across the plain their long, lean Walers went.
Asian coast, as Pacific walers swept over China as far inland as four miles.
The walls of the dug-out were anchored by posts and paneled with walers of white oak to keep the soil from collapsing inward.
Out in the waler she suddenly saw Ron in the laden dinghy, heading for Brigadoon.