gunbroke

adj

Etymology

From gun + broke.

  1. inherited from gebroc — “fragment
  2. inherited from broce
  3. compounded as gunbroke — “gun + broke

Definitions

  1. Trained not to spook when a gun is fired nearby.

    • Well hold his horse. He might not be gunbroke.
    • Most o' the horses are gunbroke an' they're less likely to spook than the cattle.
    • They'll stand to be saddled and, long as nobody does anything ignorant, they're not likely to throw. Aren't any of them gunbroke, but we can get them that way.

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