cayuse
noun
a horse, especially an Indian pony.
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cayuse
1 American
[kahy-yoos, kahy-oos]
/ kaɪˈyus, ˈkaɪ us /
noun
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Western U.S. a horse, especially an Indian pony.
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Also called cayuse wind. Northwestern U.S. a cold wind blowing from the east.
Cayuse
2
American
[kahy-yoos, kahy-oos]
/ kaɪˈyus, ˈkaɪ us /
noun
plural
Cayuses,plural
Cayuse
cayuse
British
/ ˈkaɪuːs /
noun
Etymology
Origin of cayuse
1830–40, named after the Cayuse
Example Sentences
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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
"Well," said the big prospector, "that cayuse of his is coming up the trail 'most too played out to put its feet down."
From Delilah of the Snows by Bindloss, Harold
"Let loose of that cayuse an' go back inside," was the reply.
From Hopalong Cassidy by Mulford, Clarence E.
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