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Webster 1913 Edition


Garron

Gar′ron

,
Noun.
Same as
Garran
.
[Scot.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Garron

GAR'RON

,
Noun.
A small horse; a highland horse; a hack; a jade; a galloway. [Not used in America.]

Definition 2024


garron

garron

English

Noun

garron (plural garrons)

  1. A small and usually disdained type of horse, typically bred in Scotland and Ireland.
    • 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, page 445:
      To the west Ollo Lophand and Tim Stone were moving through the horselines, feeding and watering the remaining garrons.
    • 2009, John Sadler, Glencoe, Amberley 2009, page 37:
      For transport they might keep short, sturdy garrons: and the chief went nowhere on foot.

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