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Definition of percheron : One of a breed of draught horses originating in Perche, an old district of France; - called also Percheron- Norman.

Synonyms:

Hackney, Albino, jennet, Shire, Shetland pony, quarter horse, Belgian, palomino, Spanish horse, Arabian, Appaloosa, horse, thoroughbred, Galloway, Turk, Morgan, Suffolk, Welsh pony, bronco, Clydesdale, Lippizaner, mustang

Usage examples:

• She got Roman to scour down Jim- you know, the white cart- horse, the Percheron- with Hannah's cleaning powder, and the girl helped him, and together they got one side done and then waited for it to dry to see how it worked. - "Flamsted quarries", Mary E. Waller.
• The heavy- flanked Percheron horses are of the same order as the Rubens women. - "Promenades of an Impressionist", James Huneker.
• She saw the empty, silent land rolling back to the West; the ox- teams slowly breaking the first furrow, and then the big Percheron horses and gasoline tractors taking their place. - "The Girl From Keller's Sadie's Conquest", Harold Bindloss.