brumby

[ bruhm-bee ]

/ ˈbrʌm bi /

a wild horse.

Origin of brumby

First recorded in 1875–80; origin obscure

bruit, brule, brulé, brumaire, brumal, brumby, brume, brummagem, brummell, brummie, brunch

Mrs. Brumby plays finely on the bassoon, and has evenings dedicated to Sebastian Bach, and enlivened with Handel.

The Christmas Books |William Makepeace Thackeray
She was a good woman of business, and managed the hat-shop for nine years, whilst poor Brumby was at Dr. Tokelys.

The Newcomes |William Makepeace Thackeray
They meet as might a lad from Harrow and another from Mr. Brumby's successful mechanical cramming establishment.

The American Senator |Anthony Trollope
He went round and round the paddick at home, with me on him, buckin' like a brumby.

An Outback Marriage |Andrew Barton Paterson

Dr. Giles and others suggest that the name should be Brumby instead of Brunanburh.

The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire |S. W. Partington

brumby

/ (ˈbrʌmbɪ) /

a wild horse, esp one descended from runaway stock

informal a wild or unruly person

C19: of unknown origin