claybank

American  

[klay-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

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Example Sentences

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claybank

What I saw was an elegant gentleman of a slightly claybank complexion sitting in an upholstered leather chair, sipping a highball and reading Mrs. Humphry Ward.

From Rolling Stones by O. Henry

"I jes' met Mis' Leonard comun' up the crossroad, and she tol' me she saw our claybank hitched here, and I s'picioned Abel was'nt fur off, and that's why I stopped."

From The Leatherwood God by William Dean Howells

The last horse in the train was the unhappy claybank.

From The Young Alaskans in the Rockies by Emerson Hough

The boys got on very well with their packing until they came to the claybank horse which had given Moise so much trouble.

From The Young Alaskans in the Rockies by Emerson Hough

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 Emerson Hough

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