Mustang vs Mustanging - What's the difference?
mustang | mustanging |
A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
* 1846 , , The Mysteries of the Backwoods , Carey and Hart, page
* 1851 , , The Scalp Hunters; Or, Romantic Adventures in Northern Mexico , vol. 3, Charles J. Skeet, page
A merchant marine who joined the U.S. Navy as a commissioned]] officer during the [[w:American Civil War, American Civil War.
* 1903 , James Hoyt (editor), Seen & Heard by Megargee , L.N. Megargee, page
* 1939 , Fred J. Buenzle, Bluejacket , W. W. Norton & Company, page
A commissioned officer who started military service as an enlisted person.
* 1918 , Alfred Emanuel Smith, New Outlook , volume 120 (September–December 1918), Outlook Publishing Company, page
* 1943 , Josef Israels, He's in the Marine Corps Now , R.M. McBride & Company, page
(US) The hunting of mustangs (wild horses) either for military use or for slaughter as pet food
As nouns the difference between mustang and mustanging
is that mustang is a small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the north american west while mustanging is (us) the hunting of mustangs (wild horses) either for military use or for slaughter as pet food.mustang
English
Noun
(en noun)12:
- The mustang pony, the invariable companion of the inhabitant of the prairie, whether he is rich or poor, is a little creature, apparently narrow-chested, and small across the loins.
145:
- Having ridden a distance of two or three miles, Garey slackened his pace, and put the mustang to a slow walk.
1754:
- He is a product of the merchant marine and is one of the officers called "Mustang s" who entered the navy during the Civil War.
179:
- He was the son of a famous artist, and was what we termed a "mustang " officer, who had come into the navy from the merchant service during the Civil War.
417:
- … and the chief engineer is a "mustang" — that is, an officer who has risen from the ranks of enlisted men.
170:
- Mustang — Officer who came up through the ranks. None better.