Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A large powerful draft horse of a breed developed in the Clyde River valley of Scotland, having long white hair on the lower legs.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A breed of heavy draft-horses originally raised about the Clyde, Scotland.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One of a breed of heavy draft horses originally from Clydesdale, Scotland. They are about sixteen hands high and usually brown or bay.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A particularly large and powerful breed of rare draft horse.
  • noun US A heavier than usual athlete (Over 200 lbs for men, over 145 lbs for women)
  • noun derogatory, slang A very morbidly obese person.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland

Etymologies

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Named because they were bred in the valley of the Clyde in Scotland.

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Examples

  • Aileen Campbell of the SNP (in Clydesdale seat) is becoming a weel kent face in the constituency thanks to her campaigning.

    Prediction - South Scotland Jeff 2007

  • The SNP can win Clydesdale and my campaigning starts now.

    Prediction - South Scotland Jeff 2007

  • Clydesdale is an incredibly beautiful and diverse constituency and I am very proud to have the opportunity to serve the people here.

    Prediction - South Scotland Jeff 2007

  • I'll keep my eyes peeled for movements in Clydesdale for sure and probably change my results for a few squeaky SNP wins as the weeks go by.

    Prediction - South Scotland Jeff 2007

  • Lady Mar had now no scrutinizing eye to fear; her nephew Murray was still on duty in Clydesdale; the earl, her husband, trusted her too implicitly, even to turn on her a suspicious look; and Helen, she contrived, should be as little in her presence as possible.

    The Scottish Chiefs 1875

  • Long ago I called the Clydesdale Bank 40 the Tin Pot Trophy, and I have not yet received any legal correspondence on the matter.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Significantly, the figures appeared to show a better than expected performance during the second half by Clydesdale, which is battling one of the toughest banking markets since World War II.

    unknown title 2009

  • My weight remains stubbornly above 200 (which would qualify me for the "Clydesdale" category at some marathons), but my body has changed markedly.

    A Dreamer's Run: Can professional training improve a middle-age runner's marathon time? 2010

  • No trace of chipmunk, but a definite hint of Clydesdale which is a fat horse.

    Embarrassing Crushes #3 Fathorse 2008

  • One division will be "Clydesdale" for those weighing in a 200 lbs. or more.

    Local Headlines - ABC News 4 2010

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