cayuse
noun
a horse, especially an Indian pony.
Cayuses
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pluralof Cayuse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But at the beginning of these harvests the Cayuses were sickening and dying, and the mission was powerless to stay the pestilence.
From The Log School-House on the Columbia by Hezekiah Butterworth
Putting all these facts together, who is responsible for the massacre and the war with the Cayuses?
From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by William Henry Gray
All the great tribes of the Columbia plains west of the Nez Percés had broken out, the Cayuses, Yakimas, Palouses, Walla Wallas, Umatillas, and Klickitats.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman
They mustered about fifteen thousand warriors, from the Umbiquas, Callapoos, Cayuses, Nez-percés, Bonnaxes, Flat-heads, and some of the Crows, who had not yet gained prudence from their last “brushing.”
From Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet by Frederick Marryat
But in spite of oratory, zeal, and argument, nothing could overcome the influence of Kamiakin, Owhi, Quelchen, Five Crows, and others of the Yakimas and Cayuses.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman
