strawberry roan

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noun

a horse with a reddish coat that is liberally flecked with white hairs.

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Nearby words

strawberry bush, strawberry dish, strawberry geranium, strawberry guava, strawberry mark, strawberry roan, strawberry tomato, strawberry tongue, strawberry tree, strawberry-raspberry, strawboard

Origin of strawberry roan

First recorded in 1930–35

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for strawberry roan

To the buggy I hitched Jenny, the strawberry-roan cayuse, and started for the distant point.
Trail Tales|James David Gillilan