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remuda definition

☆ re·muda (rə mo̵̅o̅′də)

noun

in the Southwest, a group of extra saddle horses kept as a supply of remounts

Etymology: AmSp < Sp remuda (de caballos), relay (of horses) < remudar, to exchange < re- (< L, re-) + mudar, to change < L mutare: see mutate

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