heathcropper
English
Etymology
heath + cropper
Pronunciation
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Noun
heathcropper (plural heathcroppers)
- (slang, archaic) A farm animal, particularly a wild pony, kept to graze on the heath, particularly associated with Wessex.
- 1916, Thomas Hardy, "Domicilium"
- Would fly about our bedrooms. Heathcroppers / Lived on the hills, and were our only friends: /
- 1916, Thomas Hardy, "Domicilium"