skewbald
[ skyoo-bawld ]
/ ˈskyuˌbɔld /
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adjective
(especially of horses) having patches of brown and white.
noun
a skewbald horse or pony.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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skete, skeuomorph, skew, skew arch, skewback, skewbald, skewer, skewerwood, skew field, skewgee, skewing
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Example sentences from the Web for skewbald
The dam, Tundra, was a yellow and white skewbald which had previously produced a light bay foal to a stallion of its own breed.
You're quite sure, Tommy, that—that stuff was—was only the skewbald's ear?'
Life's Handicap|Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for skewbald
skewbald
/ (ˈskjuːˌbɔːld) /
adjective
marked or spotted in white and any colour except black
noun
a horse with this marking
Word Origin for skewbald
C17: see skew, piebald
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