mustang

Meanings

Noun

• A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
• A merchant marine who joined the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer during the American Civil War.
• A commissioned officer who started military service as an enlisted person.

Verb

• To hunt mustangs , either for military use or for slaughter as pet food.

Origin

• From Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Old Spanish mesteño ("feral animal") or mestengo.