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Appaloosa|æpəˈluːsə|
Also (now mostly disused) Apaloochy, Apalousey, Appaloosie, Appalucy.
[ad. Opelousa, place-name in Louisiana, or f. Palouse River, Idaho, U.S.A.: see D.A.]
A breed of horse with white hair and dark patches of colour on the body, much used in former times by Indian peoples of western N. America.
[1849in Amer. Speech (1944) XIX. 69 Nach diesen kommt das sogenannte Kreolen-pferdchen, auch Opelousas poney genannt, ein ausgezeichnetes Damenpferd.] 1924Davies Skyline Trail 49 They find death in a dramatic flare: Trying to ride the apaloochy mare. 1947DeVoto Across Wide Missouri 77 The Nez Perces had learned selective breeding..and had developed a distinctive stock called the Pelouse horse, the ‘Appaloosa’ of a later date. 1950in Amer. Speech XXV. 310 By 1890 the name had become Apalousey, but today's accepted spelling is Appaloosa. 1963Times 7 Mar. 6/6 Experts believe the Appaloosa to be the oldest breed of horse in the world... They belong to China. |