garron

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UK/ˈɡaɹən/

noun

A small and usually disdained type of horse, typically bred in Scotland and Ireland.

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Meanings

garron1

noungarron (plural garrons)

plural garrons

  1. A small and usually disdained type of horse, typically bred in Scotland and Ireland.

    For transport they might keep short, sturdy garrons: and the chief went nowhere on foot.

    2009, John Sadler, Glencoe, Amberley, published 2009, page 37
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    To the west Ollo Lophand and Tim Stone were moving through the horselines, feeding and watering the remaining garrons.

    2000 August 8, George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, “Samwell [Tarly]”, in A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire; 3), London: Voyager, →ISBN, page 368

Garron2

proper nounGarron (plural Garrons)

plural Garrons

  1. A surname from French.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

garron · noun

  1. Irishgearrán
  2. Scottish Gaelicgearran
  3. Englishgarron

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic gearran, Irish gearrán.

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Garron · proper noun

  1. FrenchGarron
  2. EnglishGarron

Borrowed from French Garron, a variant of Garon.

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Translations

Irish gearrán
  • gearrántype of horse
Scottish Gaelic gearran
  • gearrantype of horse
Spanish garrano
  • garranotype of horse
Cite this entry
APA

garron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garron

MLA

“garron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garron.

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