green-broke

A form of greenbroke — Newly tamed; not fully domesticated for all forms of working.

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Meanings

adjectivegreen-broke (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of greenbroke.

    He didn't want them up on green-broke mounts.

    2014, Maggie Osborne, The Best Man
    2 more examples

    But Geronimo, a green-broke three-year old^([sic]) gelding, was too frightened to be caught.

    2012, Barbara Ankrum, This Perfect Stranger

    “Those fou' horses are green-broke now, so I need to drive 'em down to the Ba' Cross for the boys to use as replacements and get 'em cattle-trained before fall roundup.

    2014, Miles Swarthout, The Last Shootist
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APA

green-broke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green-broke

MLA

“green-broke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green-broke. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green-broke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green-broke.

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