noun
brumby
BRUHM-bee
noun
1
A wild horse living free in the Australian bush.
"A herd of brumbies galloped across the outback plain."
How to Use Brumby
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn Australian term for a feral, free-roaming horse.
When to use it
Chiefly Australian English.
Word Forms
brumbies plural, Brumbys plural
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Etymology
Origin uncertain, though one popular story traces it to James Brumby, an early Australian settler whose escaped horses supposedly gave the word its name.