cayuse

[ kahy-yoos, kahy-oos ]

/ kaɪˈyus, ˈkaɪ us /

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noun

Western U.S. a horse, especially an Indian pony.

Also called cayuse wind .Northwestern U.S. a cold wind blowing from the east.

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Origin of cayuse

1830–40, Americanism; named after the Cayuse

Words nearby cayuse

Cayley, cayman, Cayman Islands, Cayuga, Cayuga Lake, cayuse, caz, Cb, C-banding stain, CBAT, C battery

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Cayuse

[ kahy-yoos, kahy-oos ]

/ kaɪˈyus, ˈkaɪ us /

noun, plural Cay·us·es, (especially collectively) Cay·use.

a member of a tribe of North American Indians now living in Oregon.

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For decades, they were swindled and demonized as “miserable Cayuse fiends.”
The nomination of Chuck Sams to lead the Park Service is already changing history|Blaine Harden|October 18, 2021|Washington Post
The Park Service has begun working with Cayuse experts to redo exhibits at the Whitman Mission National Historic Site.
The nomination of Chuck Sams to lead the Park Service is already changing history|Blaine Harden|October 18, 2021|Washington Post
The school will soon offer five full scholarships to students from the Umatilla Reservation, where the Cayuse people live in northeast Oregon.
The nomination of Chuck Sams to lead the Park Service is already changing history|Blaine Harden|October 18, 2021|Washington Post
Not much on looks, Bill, but a cayuse don't cover ground on his looks.
Riders of the Silences|John Frederick

If you want to make a real cayuse out of your wooden horse, brand it and any cowboy who then sees it will take off his hat.
The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft|Dan Beard
All that the soldiers had to eat for thirty days was the meat of a cayuse pony without salt.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
The hills were dotted with sleek cattle and horses and the ever present cayuse, or Indian pony.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
His incidents have a quaint individuality, as for instance the reproof from the Cayuse chief for the impiety of card-playing.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX|Joel Palmer

British Dictionary definitions for cayuse

cayuse

/ (ˈkaɪuːs) /

noun

Western US and Canadian a small Native American pony used by cowboys

Word Origin for cayuse

C19: from a Chinookan language

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