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skewbald

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skew⋅bald

[skyoo-bawld]
–adjective
1. (esp. of horses) having patches of brown and white.
–noun
2. a skewbald horse or pony.

Origin:
1645–55; skew + (pie)bald
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skew·bald   (skyōō'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.]
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