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roan .
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Examples
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He pulled up his big red-roan horse at the crossroads, where the long lane entered the turnpike, and looked at the stiff, tragic figure.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square Melville Davisson Post
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As they approached, a sled drawn by a wild looking pair of rough, red-roan ponies, dashed out of the yard and stopped at the broad front portico of the hotel.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret Annie Roe Carr
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I reckon I'm like the red-roan sorrel Ed Harris got for a pinto from old man Beasley.
The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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It was a red-roan steed of might, exactly as if it had been in a ballad.
The Wouldbegoods Edith 1901
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Wild Robin was lifted as gently as a brown leaf borne by the wind; he rode as softly as if the red-roan steed had been saddled with satin, and shod with velvet.
The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902
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A carriage drawn by red-roan horses was passing at a great pace.
Villa Rubein, and other stories John Galsworthy 1900
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A carriage drawn by red-roan horses was passing at a great pace.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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It was a red-roan steed of might, exactly as if it had been in
The Wouldbegoods 1891
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Wild Robin was lifted as gently as a brown leaf borne by the wind; he rode as softly as if the red-roan steed had been saddled with satin, and shod with velvet.
Fairy Book Sophie May 1869
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(plume) in his hat, and was mounted on a spotted or red-roan horse; he further says, that he saw the body of Tecumseh a day or two after the battle, and that it was not mutilated.
Life of Tecumseh and of His Brother the Prophet Drake, Benjamin, 1794-1841 1841
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