paint horse

noun

1. paint ( def 6 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of paint horse¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

A Navajo buck loped past and jerked his little paint horse to a stop at the drug-store.

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Just over a rise they came suddenly upon an Apache, riding a lean, active paint horse.

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There were two horses at the corner of the house: Tonto's paint horse and the big white stallion.

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