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Red River horse
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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
Originally, a wild pony, a mustang; later generalized in the West as a name for any horse, often with a derogatory or contemptuous connotation.
See: cayuse ((n.))
Quotations
1871
. . . a Red River cart is a very limited conveyance, and a Red River horse . . . an animal capable of wonders.