Kyloe
noun
Kyloe
American
[kahy-loh]
/ ˈkaɪ loʊ /
noun
kyloe
British
/ ˈkaɪləʊ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Kyloe
1745–55; earlier Kiley, Kylie < Scots Gaelic gaidhealach Gaelic, Highland, equivalent to Gaidheal Highlander, Gael + -ach adj. suffix
Example Sentences
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In size the Manilla Buffalo is about equal to the Kyloe Ox.
From Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. by Vasey, George
Kyloe, kī′lō, n. one of the cattle of the Hebrides.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
The West Highland or Kyloe breed are perhaps the most hardy and picturesque of British cattle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
She put out her horns like a little Kyloe cow.
From The National Nursery Book With 120 illustrations by Unknown
She put out her horns like a little Kyloe cow; Run, tailors, run, or she'll kill you all e'en now.
From The Nursery Rhyme Book by Brooke, L. Leslie (Leonard Leslie)
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