Exmoor

[ eks-moor, -mawr, -mohr ]

noun
  1. a moorland in SW England, in Somersetshire and Devonshire: the scene of Blackmore's novel, Lorna Doone.

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Exmoor

/ (ˈɛksˌmʊə, -ˌmɔː) /


noun
  1. a high moorland in SW England, in W Somerset and N Devon: chiefly grazing ground for Exmoor ponies, sheep, and red deer

  2. a small stocky breed of pony with a fawn-coloured nose, originally from Exmoor

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