"Suffolk Punch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Suffolk Punches [plural]
Etymology: "Punch", in this name, is from an old English word for a short, stout person, which the horse breed was compared to due to its physique. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Suffolk Punch (plural Suffolk Punches)
  1. Synonym of Suffolk (“a breed of draught horse; an individual of that breed”) Wikidata QID: Q788030 Synonyms: Suffolk [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Suffolk_Punch-en-noun-en:Q788030 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Horse breeds

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