skewbald

American  

[skyoo-bawld] / ˈskyuˌbɔld /

adjective

1. (especially of horses) having patches of brown and white.

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noun

1. a skewbald horse or pony.

skewbald British  

/ ˈskjuːˌbɔːld /

adjective

1. marked or spotted in white and any colour except black

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noun

1. a horse with this marking

Etymology

Origin of skewbald

First recorded in 1645–55; skew + (pie)bald

Example Sentences

Piebald, skewbald or spavined, Britain's first national campaign in 3� years loped toward this week's Election Day with small enthusiasm.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meanwhile the skewbald snuffed curiously at his new acquaintances as they stood planted on either side of him; while the ladies in the vehicle regarded the scene with an expression of terror.

From Dead Souls by Hogarth, D. J.

Five was a skewbald cat and four a plum cake.

From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton

In fact, so pleased did the skewbald seem with his new friends that he refused to stir from the melee into which an unforeseen chance had plunged him.

From Dead Souls by Hogarth, D. J.

Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.

From The Yellow Rose by J?kai, M?r

Related Words

• marbled
• streaked