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skewbald
skew·bald S0447700 (skyo͞o′bôld′)adj. Having spots or patches of white on a coat of a color other than black: a skewbald horse.n. A skewbald animal, especially a horse.
[Middle English skeued, of mixed colors (probably from skeu, sky, cloud, of Scandinavian origin; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots) + bald.]skewbald (ˈskjuːˌbɔːld) adj (Breeds) marked or spotted in white and any colour except blackn (Breeds) a horse with this marking[C17: see skew, piebald]skew•bald (ˈskyuˌbɔld)
adj. 1. (esp. of horses) having patches of white and usu. brown. n. 2. a skewbald horse or pony. [1645–55; skew + (pie) bald] piebald, skewbald - Piebald is being spotted with irregular patches of different colors, especially black and white; skewbald is spotted white and a color other than black.See also related terms for spotted.Translationsskewbald
skewbald1. marked or spotted in white and any colour except black 2. a horse with this marking |