paint horse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of paint horse
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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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
Just over a rise they came suddenly upon an Apache, riding a lean, active paint horse.
From Partners of Chance by Knibbs, Henry Herbert
The red-sashed, silver-spurred Buck Bellew reined in closer to his companions, rowelling his little active "paint" horse as he did so, till it jumped and curvetted.
From The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings by Burnham, Margaret
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