Wal"er (?), n. [From Wales, i.e., New South Wales.]

A horse imported from New South Wales; also, any Australian horse. [Colloq.] Kipling.

⇒ The term originated in India, whither many horses are exported from Australia (mostly from New South Wales), especially for the use of cavalry.

 

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