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bausond

American  
[baw-suhnd, bos-uhnd] / ˈbɔ sənd, ˈbɒs ənd /

adjective

British Dialect.

  1. (of animals) having white spots on a black or bay background; piebald.

  2. (of horses and cattle) having a white patch or streak on the forehead or having one white foot.

Etymology

Origin of bausond

1275–1325; Middle English bausand < Middle French, Old French bausant, baucent < Vulgar Latin *balteānus belted, striped, equivalent to Latin balte ( us ) belt + -ānus -an

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