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View synonyms for skewbald

skewbald

[ skyoo-bawld ]

adjective

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


noun

  1. a skewbald horse or pony.

skewbald

/ ˈskjuːˌbɔːld /

adjective

  1. marked or spotted in white and any colour except black
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a horse with this marking
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of skewbald1

First recorded in 1645–55; skew + (pie)bald
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Word History and Origins

Origin of skewbald1

C17: see skew , piebald
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Example Sentences

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?'

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