cayuse

¹ American  

[kahy-yoos, kahy-oos] / kaɪˈyus, ˈkaɪ us /

noun

1. Western U.S. a horse, especially an Indian pony.

2. Also called cayuse wind.  Northwestern U.S. a cold wind blowing from the east.

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Cayuse ² American  

[kahy-yoos, kahy-oos] / kaɪˈyus, ˈkaɪ us /

noun

plural

Cayuses,

plural

Cayuse

1. a member of a tribe of North American Indians now living in Oregon.

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cayuse British  

/ ˈkaɪuːs /

noun

1. a small Native American pony used by cowboys

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Etymology

Origin of cayuse

1830–40, named after the Cayuse

Example Sentences

We were not under the necessity of being 'grub-staked' by anyone, or more ostentatiously on the hurricane deck of a cayuse.

From Time Magazine Archive

But he did not get to Nevada on his cayuse.

From Time Magazine Archive

Billy’s own horse was a stringy cayuse with a hammer head, but he nearly always won first prize at the stock trials.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

But I'll tell you what you know a'ready; there ain't no cayuse in this part of th' country that can lose him in long-distance running.

From Hopalong Cassidy by Mulford, Clarence E.

Then somehow they slid down a bank, and there was a splash that told her the cayuse was in the water.

From Delilah of the Snows by Bindloss, Harold