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percheron norman

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Per⋅che⋅ron

  [pur-chuh-ron, -shuh-]
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–noun
one of a French breed of draft horses, having a gray or black coat.
Also called Percheron Norman.

Origin:
1870–75; < F; named after Perche, French district where first bred
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Percheron 
1875, from Fr., adj. formed from le Perche, region south of Normandy where the horses were bred that were strong, light, and fast.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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