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

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claybank

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 Hough, Emerson

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)

I'm tireder nor a claybank hoss arter a hard day's plowin', an' I'm ez dry ez a lime-kiln.

From The Red Acorn by McElroy, John

The young claybank horse, which made Moise so much trouble, now undertook to usurp a place just back of Betsy instead of falling to the rear of the train where he belonged.

From The Young Alaskans in the Rockies by Hough, Emerson

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 Henry, O.