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brindled

[ brin-dld ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

brindled

/ ˈbrɪndəld /

1670–80; alteration of brinded, with -le perhaps from grizzled, speckled ( def ), etc.

C17: changed from C15 brended , literally: branded, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse bröndottr ; see brand

Black, brown, or brindled, are colors not recognised among pure-bred Short Horns.

Or, "The large black cow yields daily six pints of milk more than the brindled cow."

Fagerlin was the big brindled cow, and at present, being summertime, was allowed to take the air in the garden.

One says, with great solemnity, on a momentous occasion, "Thrice the brindled cat hath mew'd."

His brute of a brindled dog was fastened to one of the scaffold-timbers.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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