| 单词 | maori weed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMaori weed Maori weed n. New Zealand colloquial (offensive) a wild or unbroken horse; = brumby n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus ferus (wild horse) Przewalski's horse1881 Maori weed1904 Przewalski1973 1904 N.Z. Observer 6 Feb. 7 They say..that a lot of ‘Maori weeds’ and other horseflesh are wide-eyed with surprise at the extra feeds they are getting. 1920 Kai Tiaki 13 176 The horse looked very sad, and I had my doubts about it reaching the settlement, but one can never tell what these Maori ‘weeds’ are capable of. 1963 Dominion (Wellington) 31 Aug. 7 Undoubtedly there was good blood among these horses..though the great majority would come into the somewhat elastic classification of ‘Maori weed’. In actual fact, there was no reproach in the term. Born and reared on the inhospitable plains, a horse developed a stamina that no finely-bred animal possessed. < as lemmas |
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