skewbald
[ skyoo-bawld ]
/ ˈskyuˌbɔld /
adjective
(especially of horses) having patches of brown and white.
noun
a skewbald horse or pony.
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Words nearby skewbald
skew field, skew lines, skew symmetry, skew-symmetric, skewback, skewbald, skewer, skewerwood, skewgee, skewing, skewness
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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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