animal black
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of animal black
First recorded in 1870–75
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Hitched to a post near the wall was a fat, undersized animal, black as jet, and with more mane and tail than was at all reasonable.
From Ahead of the Army by C. Chase Emerson
His horse, Paul Revere, is a magnificent animal, black as a raven, with the exception of four white feet.
From Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel by Willard W. Glazier
At sunset she went out and saddled the horse he had given her as a wedding-present, Diamond, a powerful animal, black save for a white mark on his head from which he derived his name.
From The Top of the World by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
He was a fine animal, black as jet and as high-spirited as Spitfire himself.
From Unexplored! by Allen Chaffee
His horse, 'Paul Revere,' is a magnificent animal, black as a raven, with the exception of four white feet.
From Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier by John Algernon Owens
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