Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A draft horse of a breed developed in France, having a gray or black coat and noted for its strength.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Noting a horse of a breed brought to perfection in Perche, a region of northern France, south of Normandy.
- noun A horse of the Percheron breed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One of a breed of draught horses originating in
Perche , an old district of France; -- called alsoPercheron-Norman .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One of a breed of
draught horses originating in Perche, a former district ofFrance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the same way he looked on when Jerry fought fearful comic battles with Norman Chief, the great Percheron stallion.
CHAPTER XXXV 2010
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Men in black pants and suspenders with white shirts guide plows through the earth by the power of four dark grey Percheron horses.
Mark Cassello: Can America Return to an Indigenous Economy? 2010
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His son, in his early twenties, had a colt in the crossties, a Percheron, well-built and fit with a black hide that shone like a pair of new boots.
The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010
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Captured by slave traders in the inhospitable desert, Lazar fought his way to freedom, earning the coveted position of Spur of Percheron.
Free eBooks: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman and Odalisque by Fiona McIntosh 2008
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"Snotty young otter told us we'd find you here, " the other Percheron declared gruffly.
The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010
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Eos Blog has Fiona McIntosh talking about creating fantasy worlds, specifically for her latest book Odalisque, the first book in The Percheron Saga.
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Men in black pants and suspenders with white shirts guide plows through the earth by the power of four dark grey Percheron horses.
Mark Cassello: Can America Return to an Indigenous Economy? Mark Cassello 2010
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Captured by slave traders in the inhospitable desert, Lazar fought his way to freedom, earning the coveted position of Spur of Percheron.
September 2008 2008
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They bring out the calandrias and the Percheron horses, which are only used in parades, never in charreadas.
Dia del Charro 2007 2007
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FM: Well, my third series has a working title of Percheron and this will have a far more exotic setting than my previous two which I don't doubt will be a challenge.
Archive 2009-11-01 Freedomstar 2009
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