English Explanatory Dictionary

waler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A breed of light saddle horse from Australia, once favoured as a warhorse.
noun
  1. A plank of wood, block of concrete, etc., used for support or to maintain required separation between components in order to help maintain the form of a construction under stress.
noun
  1. Alternative form of waler (“breed of horse”).

Pronunciation

/ˈweɪlə/

Word forms

waler walers

Etymology

From (New South) Wale(s) + -er, the horse having been bred in the then colony of New South Wales in the 19th century.

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