bausond

[ baw-suhnd, bos-uhnd ]

adjective

, British Dialect.

1. (of animals) having white spots on a black or bay background; piebald.
2. (of horses and cattle) having a white patch or streak on the forehead or having one white foot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bausond¹

1275–1325; Middle English bausand < Middle French, Old French bausant, baucent < Vulgar Latin *balteānus belted, striped, equivalent to Latin balte ( us ) belt + -ānus -an