Meanings
garron1
plural garrons
- 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 371 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
garron · noun
- Irishgearrán
- Scottish Gaelicgearran
- Englishgarron
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic gearran, Irish gearrán.
More words from Scottish Gaelic, Irish
Full word history & related roots →Garron · proper noun
- FrenchGarron
- EnglishGarron
Borrowed from French Garron, a variant of Garon.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Irish gearrán
- gearrántype of horse
Scottish Gaelic gearran
- gearrantype of horse
Spanish garrano
- garranotype of horse
Cite this entry
garron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garron
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