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Mustang
//ˈmʌs.tæŋ// name, noun, verb, slang
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A district of Nepal.
Noun
- 1 A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
"The mustang pony, the invariable companion of the inhabitant of the prairie, whether he is rich or poor, is a little creature, apparently narrow-chested, and small across the loins."
- 2 An American sports car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 till present, a cultural icon and the longest-produced Ford nameplate.
- 3 small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish wordnet
- 4 A merchant marine who joined the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer during the American Civil War. US, slang
"He is a product of the merchant marine and is one of the officers called "Mustangs" who entered the navy during the Civil War."
- 5 The P-51 Mustang was a single-seat fighter plane designed by North American Aviation in 1940.
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- 6 A commissioned officer who started military service as an enlisted person. US, slang
"[…] and the chief engineer is a "mustang" — that is, an officer who has risen from the ranks of enlisted men."
Verb
- 1 To hunt mustangs (wild horses), either for military use or for slaughter as pet food. US
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Old Spanish mesteño (“feral animal”) or mestengo (“feral animal”).
Etymology 2
From Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Old Spanish mesteño (“feral animal”) or mestengo (“feral animal”).
Etymology 3
From mustang (“a horse of the North American west”).
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