claybank

American  

[kley-bangk] / ˈkleɪˌbæŋk /

noun

1. a dull yellow color; dun; brownish-yellow.

2. a horse of this color

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claybank British  

/ ˈkleɪˌbæŋk /

noun

1. 1. a dull brownish-orange colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      a claybank horse

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Etymology

Origin of claybank

First recorded in 1745–55; clay + bank ¹

Example Sentences

The General was between a claybank and a bay in complexion, had a 42-inch waist and stood 5 feet 4 with his Du Barry heels.

From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by Henry, O.

"It'll be a lot safer after I've emptied it into the first claybank, outside town," Rand told him.

From Murder in the Gunroom by Piper, H. Beam

But as he approached meek-looking old Billy, the latter laid back his ears and kicked violently at the claybank, hitting him in the shoulder a resounding thwack.

From The Young Alaskans in the Rockies by Hough, Emerson

Wilfrid's pottery had grown up in the last ten years near a claybank, not far from the boundary between his father's land and Edwitha's old home.

From Masters of the Guild by Lamprey, L.

Upon freeing itself from the frozen claybank, the sausage balloon, with Dave Tower, Jarvis and the unconscious stranger on board, rose rapidly.

From Panther Eye by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)