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Percheron

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Per·che·ron  (pûrch-rn, -sh-)
n.
Any of a breed of gray or black draft horse originally used in France for drawing artillery and heavy coaches but now bred in other countries for general purposes.
[French, from Perche, a historical region of northwest France.]
Percheron [ˈpɜːʃəˌrɒn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a compact heavy breed of carthorse, grey or black in colour
[from French, from le Perche, region of NW France where the breed originated]
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Noun1.Percheron - one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery
draft horse, draught horse, dray horse - horse adapted for drawing heavy loads


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In the same way he looked on when Jerry fought fearful comic battles with Norman Chief, the great Percheron stallion.
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In the pasture, fourteen sows with their seventy-five spring pigs rooted beside the sleek herd of steers fattening for market; the granary bulged with corn; two hundred bushels of seed wheat were ready for sowing; his machinery was in excellent condition; his four Percheron mares brought him, each, a fine mule colt once a year; and the well never went dry, even in August.
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