单词 | green break |
释义 | > as lemmasgreen break green break v. originally and chiefly U.S. transitive to train (an unbroken horse or other animal) to accept harness, basic commands, etc., as a prelude to more advanced training; cf. A. 8c. ΚΠ 1941 Moberly (Missouri) Monitor-Index 5 Nov. 2/2 Mr. Burton had worked this colt and had it green broke. 1961 Washington Post 1 Nov. c5/1 Purchasing near-wild Indian ponies from a nearby reservation and then ‘green breaking’ them for a quick sale at small profit. 1982 Los Angeles Times 7 Dec. (San Diego County Business section) d/4 Earls also supplements his income by ‘green-breaking’ new horses at the stables. 2004 D. Stevens Making of Lawman xi. 61 I always ‘green broke’ the colts... Being younger and the boss, I figured it was my responsibility to get them started in their training. < as lemmas |
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