bronco

/'brɔɳkou/ Cách viết khác : (broncho) /'brɔɳkou/

Thân thiện

A cowboy tries to ride a wild bronco in the corral.

Definition

Noun: 1. A small, wild or half-wild horse of the western United States: Specifically, a horse, often a mustang, that is not broken to saddle or is only partially tamed. The term emphasizes the horse's untamed, spirited, and often difficult-to-manage nature.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The cowboy tried to ride the bucking bronco at the rodeo.
  • They captured a herd of wild broncos on the open range.
  • Breaking a bronco requires great skill and patience from the rider.

Advanced Usage

• "Bronco busting": The act or sport of breaking a wild horse to saddle.
  • He made a living from bronco busting on various ranches.
• Used attributively (like an adjective) to describe something associated with these horses.
  • He was known for his bronco-riding skills.

Variants and Related Words

• Bronc (n.): A common informal shortening of "bronco."
  • That bronc threw him in two seconds.
• Mustang (n.): A free-roaming horse of the American west, which is often the type of horse referred to as a bronco. While all broncos in the classic sense are mustangs, not all mustangs are called broncos; "bronco" specifically highlights the untamed state.

Synonyms

• Mustang: A small, hardy wild horse of the American plains.
• Outlaw horse: A horse that is particularly difficult or impossible to break.
• Untamed horse: A general term for a horse not domesticated for riding.

Related Phrases

• To break a bronco: To train a wild horse to accept a saddle and rider.
  • It took him a month to break that bronco.
• Bronco rider: A person, especially in a rodeo, who rides untamed horses.
  • The bronco rider held on for the full eight seconds.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bronc
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