garron
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.