Appaloosa

American  

[ap-uh-loo-suh] / ˌæp əˈlu sə /

noun

1. one of a hardy breed of riding horses, developed in the North American West, having a mottled hide, vertically striped hoofs, and eyes that show a relatively large proportion of white.

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Appaloosa British  

/ ˌæpəˈluːsə /

noun

1. a breed of horse, originally from America, typically having a spotted rump

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Etymology

Origin of Appaloosa

1920–25, origin uncertain; perhaps to be identified with Opelousa a Louisiana Indian tribal name (Compare Opelousas poney, recorded in a German text of 1849), though the breed is traditionally associated with the Nez Perce Indians and the Palouse River (West Idaho)

Example Sentences

Circuit Court of Appals ruled in Speechnow.org s.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2012

But thy gesture, thy look, Appals me, shakes me with awe.

From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Arnold, Matthew

Darkness begins to reign; the louder wind Appals the weak and awes the firmer mind; But frights not him whom evening and the spray In part conceal—yon prowler on his way.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald