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Chincoteague pony

–noun
a wild pony found on certain islands off the Virginia coast, apparently descended from Moorish ponies shipwrecked in this vicinity in the 16th century.

Origin:
after Chincoteague Island, off the Virginia coast
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Chincoteague pony  
n.  A type of small, inbred North American horse that runs wild on certain islands off the Virginia coast.

[After Chincoteague Island.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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