Boulonnais

noun

Bou·​lon·​nais

¦bülə¦nā

1

: a French breed of very large quick-maturing draft horses

2

or boulonnais plural Boulonnaises or boulonnaises

-āz

: a horse of the Boulonnais breed

Word History

Etymology

French, from boulonnais of Boulogne, from Boulogne, seaport city in northern France

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