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green-broke en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of greenbroke.
    alt of greenbroke
    • But Geronimo, a green-broke three-year old^([sic]) gelding, was too frightened to be caught. 2012, Barbara Ankrum, This Perfect Stranger:
    • “Those fou' horses are green-broke now, so I need to drive 'em down to the Ba' Cross for the boys to use as replacements and get 'em cattle-trained before fall roundup. 2014, Miles Swarthout, The Last Shootist:
    • He didn't want them up on green-broke mounts. 2014, Maggie Osborne, The Best Man: