cayuse

[ kahy-yoos, kahy-oos ]
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noun
  1. Western U.S. a horse, especially an Indian pony.

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

Origin of cayuse

1
1830–40, Americanism; named after the Cayuse

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Cayuse
[ kahy-yoos, kahy-oos ]

noun,plural Cay·us·es, (especially collectively) Cay·use.
  1. a member of a tribe of North American Indians now living in Oregon.

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cayuse

/ (ˈkaɪuːs) /


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

Origin of cayuse

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C19: from a Chinookan language

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