heathcropper
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Meaning · English
A farm animal, particularly a wild pony, kept to graze on the heath, particularly associated with Wessex.
Register: archaic, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Would fly about our bedrooms. Heathcroppers / Lived on the hills, and were our only friends: /
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “heathcropper” mean?
A farm animal, particularly a wild pony, kept to graze on the heath, particularly associated with Wessex.
Is “heathcropper” formal or informal?
heathcropper is generally archaic, slang.