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Morgan3 U.S.|ˈmɔːgən|
The surname of Justin Morgan (1747–98), American teacher, used attrib. or absol. to designate a breed of light, thickset horse developed in New England from the progeny of a stallion owned by him.
1843Knickerbocker XXI. 331 The stage generally being able to work its own way, drawn by horses of the Morgan breed. 1849New England Farmer I. 314 There has never been a stock of horses in New England which has proved so generally useful as the Morgan stock of the original Morgan horse, raised by Justin Morgan, of West Springfield, Mass., in 1793. 1869C. L. Brace New West xiv. 187 Each coach well made and comfortable, with six horses, evidently picked Morgans. 1876Rep. Vermont Board Agric. III. 172 You can teach a Morgan colt anything. 1884J. Hay Bread-Winners v. 77 If you don't want to talk, a train of Morgan horses couldn't make you. 1906W. Churchill Coniston 22 The tough little Morgans of that time..have all but disappeared. 1913J. London Valley of Moon xxi. 516 They call her Ramona—some Spanish name: sired by Morellita out of genuine Morgan stock. 1923R. Frost Selected Poems 4 A little Morgan had one forefoot on the wall, The other curled at his breast. 1934Dict. Amer. Biogr. XIII. 183/1 Before the middle of the nineteenth century Morgan horses had become a distinct type or breed, famed throughout the country for their attractive appearance and their endurance, docility, and utility as driving, riding, cavalry, stage, and general-purpose horses. 1973Washington Post 13 Jan. F1/7 (Advt.), Must sell this w[ee]kend.—Dark bay Morgan gelding, 15·2 h, good temperament, excel. hunter prospect. |