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bombproof
 adj.— «Riders are dressed casually in jeans, workout wear and riding helmets. They’re on horses referred to as “bombproof”—they’re unlikely to injure a rider.» —“Hockey on horseback: St. Louis club introduces polo for the masses” in Defiance, Missouri Canadian Press Aug. 10, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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