heathcropper

English

noun

Definitions

(slang) A farm animal, particularly a wild pony, kept to graze on the heath, particularly associated with Wessex.

Etymology

Compound from English heath + English cropper.

Origin

English

cropper

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Cognates and derived terms

cropper English
heath English
heathclad English
heathland English
heathless English
heathlike English
heathwort English
heathwren English
heathy English
heeth Middle English