skewbald
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of skewbald
Example Sentences
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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.
The traces were disentangled, and a few slaps on the nose forced the skewbald to draw back a little; after which the teams were straightened out and separated.
From Dead Souls by Hogarth, D. J.
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.
But the doctor had proved invincible, as had the Yellow-Knife scout on his skewbald pony, which, for all its meanness of shape and size, had stood up to it all.
From The Heart of Unaga by Cullum, Ridgwell
The skewbald Cappadocian mistook that for a signal to exert himself and for a minute there were ructions while his master reined him in.
From Caesar Dies by Mundy, Talbot
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