bronco

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As soon as a bronco was approached he would begin to plunge and kick, and to get a saddle on him was all but impossible.

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  1. noun An untrained or partially trained horse or pony of western North America.

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  1. American Spanish, from Spanish, wild, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *bruncus, knot in a tree, perhaps from Latin broccus, projecting (influenced by truncus, stump).

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  1. Commonly, but incorrectly, spelled broncho; apparently a particular application of Spanish bronco, rough, rude, sturdy, crusty, crabbed, morose, = Portuguese bronco, rough, rude, coarse, awkward.
 

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/ˈbrɑŋkoʊ/
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