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Definition of: Percheron
(pûr′·chə·ron, -shə-) adjective
Belonging or originating in Perche: said of a breed of large, usually dapple–gray or black draft horses. The name Norman or Percheron– Norman is erroneously applied to this breed.
—noun A horse of the Percheron breed. [<F, from Perche]
(16–17 hands high at the withers)
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