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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] / kaɪˈyus, 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] / kaɪˈyus, ˈkaɪ us /

noun

plural

Cayuses,

plural

Cayuse

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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Etymology

Origin of cayuse

1830–40, named after the Cayuse

Example Sentences

But he did not get to Nevada on his cayuse.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

To ascend this cañon we must commit our lives and fortunes to cayuse ponies and a mountain trail, which, though good enough to the initiated, is a terror to the “tenderfoot.”

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison