: an unbroken or imperfectly broken range horse of western North America : bronco
broadly : mustang

Examples of bronc in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ed Mell’s dynamic Jack Knife sculpture of a bucking bronc and cowboy takes center stage in a roundabout in the city’s gallery district, blocks from SMoCA and Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 Holman’s uncle, Joe Marvel, won the 1978 world championship in saddle bronc riding and was a 2005 inductee into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024 The chutes for roughstock events (bareback riding, bull riding and saddle bronc) will be in the center while the chutes for timed events are on the left and right sides of field. Tess Demeyer, Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2020 Some fans, inspired by the album art showing a sketch of Bad Bunny bronc riding a horse, showed up wearing cowboy hats and vague Western wear. Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023 Chancey Williams, One of These Days Williams, a former saddle bronc rider, has previously released five studio albums. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2023 Sure, there's saddle bronc riding and breakaway roping, but the real competitive sport at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is most certainly eating. Emma Balter, Chron, 3 Mar. 2023 Events include bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding; timed events including tie-down roping, steer wrestling and team roping; and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association barrel racing. San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022 Francis was helping Boyd break some new horses that summer, but his schedule was increasingly packed with rodeos—a formidable horseman, Francis regularly competed in saddle bronc and bareback riding. Longreads, 9 Aug. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

short for bronco

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bronc was in 1893

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“Bronc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronc. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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bronc

noun
: bronco

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