skewbald

[ skyoo-bawld ]

adjective

1. (especially of horses) having patches of brown and white.

noun

1. a skewbald horse or pony.

skewbald

/ ˈskjuːˌbɔːld /

adjective

1. marked or spotted in white and any colour except black

noun

1. a horse with this marking

Word History and Origins

Origin of skewbald¹

First recorded in 1645–55; skew + (pie)bald

Word History and Origins

Origin of skewbald¹

C17: see skew , piebald

Example Sentences

I really wanted him to go to Sioux, a skewbald mare with a lovely personality.”

From The Guardian

“The Skewbald Horse,” a poem from the January 23, 1984, issue.

From The New Yorker

There are comical hybrids here, too: “The Barn at the End of Our Term” imagines a group of former Presidents as horses on a quiet farm, told from the point of view of Rutherford B. Hayes as a “skewbald pinto with a golden cowlick and a cross-eyed stare.”

From Seattle Times

Heather Kitching believes coloured horses should be able to compete on the racetracks of Britain The technical name for his colour is skewbald.

From BBC

Five was a skewbald cat and four a plum cake.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• marbled
• streaked