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Goonhilly|ˈguːnhɪlɪ|
Also 7 gunnelly, 7– gonhelly, (9 gunhillee).
[Named after Goonhilly Downs in Cornwall.]
A Cornish pony.
1640Wits Recreat. Epigr. 108 Tall Afer..Mounts a Gunnelly and on foot doth ride. 1674–91Ray S. & E.C. Words 83 Gonhelly, a Cornish horse. 1715tr. C'tess D'Aunoy's Wks. 374 The House that cover'd the Princess's Gonhelly, did so glitter with Precious Stones. 1797Polwhele Old Eng. Gent. 80 On his half-goonhilly he sat still. 1848C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 158 A strong punch, and spirited horse is, with us, generally called a Goonhilly. 1880W. Cornw. Gloss., Goonhilly. |