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Word: Skewbald
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from obsolete skewed ‘skewbald’ (of uncertain origin), on the pattern of piebald
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈskjuːbɒld
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of an animal) having irregular patches of white and another colour (properly not black).
Short Definition:having irregular patches of white and another colour
Word: Skewbald
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈskjuːbɒld
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a skewbald animal, especially a horse.
Short Definition:skewbald animal
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