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  cayuse

  noun

  a horse, especially an Indian pony.
• Cayuse
  Cayuse

  noun

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

cayuse

¹ American  

[kahy-yoos, kahy-oos] / kaɪˈjus, ˈkaɪ us /

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.

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Cayuse ² American  

[kahy-yoos, kahy-oos] / kaɪˈjus, ˈkaɪ us /

noun

Cayuses, plural Cayuse plural

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

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cayuse British  

/ ˈkaɪuːs /

noun

1. a small Native American pony used by cowboys

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Cayuse
  plural
• Cayuses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of cayuse

1830–40, named after the Cayuse

Example Sentences

We were not under the necessity of being 'grub-staked' by anyone, or more ostentatiously on the hurricane deck of a cayuse.

From Time Magazine Archive

But he did not get to Nevada on his cayuse.

From Time Magazine Archive

Billy’s own horse was a stringy cayuse with a hammer head, but he nearly always won first prize at the stock trials.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

In heading for it she would probably strike the trail again, and once more she spoke to the cayuse and shook the bridle.

From Delilah of the Snows by Bindloss, Harold

But for th' Lord's sake, don't let him ride a cayuse into that camp that has brands of this section.

From Hopalong Cassidy by Mulford, Clarence E.