Percheron

[ pur-chuh-ron, -shuh- ]

/ ˈpɜr tʃəˌrɒn, -ʃə- /

one of a French breed of draft horses, having a gray or black coat.

Also called Percheron Norman.

Origin of Percheron

1870–75; < French; named after Perche, French district where first bred

The stamp varied from nearly thoroughbred to Clydesdale and Percheron stud-horses, with a fair number of mares and foals.

Two Years in Oregon |Wallis Nash
He keeps full bred Hereford cattle and also Clydesdale and Percheron horses upon his place.

Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) |William Denison Lyman
The Finn woman is thick everywhere, broad of girth and deep of chest like a Percheron stallion.

I, Mary MacLane |Mary MacLane
He tied a knot so the noose would not choke the Percheron and then rode off through the trees, leading his valuable captive.

Ticktock and Jim |Keith Robertson

As we have said before, the Percheron breed of horses came from France.

Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets |Various

Percheron

/ (ˈpɜːʃəˌrɒn) /

a compact heavy breed of carthorse, grey or black in colour

C19: from French, from le Perche, region of NW France where the breed originated