Goonhillyn.
/ˈɡuːnhɪli/ A Cornish pony.
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1640 Wits Recreations sig. D Tall Afer..Mounts a Gunnelly and on foot doth ride.
1715 tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Wks. 374 The House that cover'd the Princess's Gonhelly, did so glitter with Precious Stones.
1797 R. Polwhele Old Eng. Gentleman 80 On his half-goonhilly he sat still.
1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 158 A strong punch, and spirited horse is, with us, generally called a Goonhilly.
1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 25/2 Goonhilly, a Cornish pony reared on Goonhilly downs.
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