bronco
/'brɔɳkou/ Cách viết khác : (broncho) /'brɔɳkou/
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.
Noun
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an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
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