yarraman

[ yar-uh-muh n ]
/ ˈyær ə mən /

noun, plural yar·ra·men. Australian Archaic.

horse.

Origin of yarraman

1840–50; perhaps < Dhurga (Australian Aboriginal language spoken on the New South Wales coast, from Jervis Bay to Bermagui) yara- teeth + -may noun suffix; borrowed into Australian pidgins, used by white settlers, thence into other Aboriginal languages

Words nearby yarraman

yarn, yarn-dyed, yaroslavl, yarovize, yarra river, yarraman, yarran, yarrow, yashmak, yasht, yasmin

British Dictionary definitions for yarraman

yarraman
/ (ˈjærəmən) /

noun plural -mans or -men

Australian a horse

Word Origin for yarraman

C19: from a native Australian language