paint horse

American  

noun

1. paint.

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Etymology

Origin of paint horse

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The horse is usually multicolored, similar to the American paint horse, also known as a pinto.

From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2022

Then there was Rocket, a big paint horse, picking up speed as he hit the straight stretch, kicking up snow as he blasted toward the finish line.

From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2017

He rode a beautiful paint horse named Fritz, and when they stood side by side, it was hard to tell them apart.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then they changed the saddle onto this here paint horse, Socks bein’ sorta tuckered out, an’ rode off together.

From Shoe-Bar Stratton by Gage, George W.

"That there little paint horse," observed Cousin Egbert genially, "stepped out from under the Judge the prettiest you ever saw."

From Ruggles of Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon