MUSTANG

mustang

(noun) small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

mustang (plural mustangs)

A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.

(U.S., military slang) A merchant marine who joined the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer during the American Civil War.

(U.S., military slang, generalized) A commissioned officer who started military service as an enlisted person.

Anagrams

• Gutmans, tangums

Source: Wiktionary

Mus"tang, n. Etym: [Sp. musteño belonging to the graziers, strayed, wild.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California, etc. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained. Mustard grape (Bot.), a species of grape (Vitis candicans), native in Arkansas and Texas. The berries are small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a sweet pulp.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition