: an unbroken or imperfectly broken range horse of western North America : bronco
broadly : mustang

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The boy's 33-year-old father is ranked No. 40 in the world in saddle bronc riding, according to prorodeo.com. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024 Levi is one of three children between Kallie Wright and Spencer Wright, who is ranked No. 40 in the world in saddle bronc riding. Li Cohen, CBS News, 4 June 2024 The toddler's father, 33-year-old Spencer Wright, is ranked No. 40 in the world in saddle bronc riding. Christina Coulter, Fox News, 23 May 2024 Ed Mell’s dynamic Jack Knife sculpture of a bucking bronc and cowboy takes center stage in a roundabout in the city’s gallery district, blocks from SMoCA and Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bronc 

Word History

Etymology

short for bronco

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bronc was in 1893

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“Bronc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronc. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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bronc

noun
: bronco

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