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Definition of "bronco" [bron•co]

  • An untrained or partially trained horse or pony of western North America. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bronco" in a sentence
  • ""{quoted text} guess what so called bronco fan. what makes them professional anything? the fact that somebody gave them a job. to put this all off on shanahan and his gang of thugs is to put blinders on and make believe the world is a ...""
  • "The charreada evolved from informal contests the vaqueros or cowboys held to show off their ranching skills, such as bronco riding and roping."
  • "He had handled his Indian scouts and dealt with the "bronco" Indians, the renegades from the tribes, in circumstances of extreme peril; for he had seen the sullen, moody Apaches when they suddenly went crazy with wolfish blood-lust, and in their madness wished to kill whomever was nearest."