Mechanical horse

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A bucking bronco was originally cowboy slang for a horse that jumps about with stiffened knees and an arched back.[1] However, mechanical versions are now used as amusement rides. For example: In Bertrand Island Amusement Park (in Bertrand Island, New Jersey), a mechanical bucking bronco ride was introduced in the 1930s, under the name of "Ride 'Em Cowboy!".[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lester V. Berrey and Melvin Van den Bark (1953). The American Thesaurus of Slang: A Complete Reference Book of Colloquial Speech. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 839. 
  2. ^ Martin Kane and Laura Kane (2000). Greetings from Bertrand Island Amusement Park. Arcadia Publishing, 68. ISBN 0738504688. 
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