animal black
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of animal black
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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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
If the heating of the animal black exceeds 500° the product hardens, diminishes in volume, and loses its porosity.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 by Various
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
This was demonstrated the day he first met the great ant-eater—a curious animal, black, with white stripes on its shoulders, and fully as large as Suma, his mother.
From The Black Phantom by Leo E. (Leo Edward) Miller
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
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