Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having spots or patches of white on a coat of a color other than black.
- noun A skewbald animal, especially a horse.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Spotted in an irregular manner; piebald: used especially of horses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Marked with spots and patches of white and some color other than black; -- usually distinguished from
piebald , in which the colors are properly white and black. Said of horses.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of horses Marked with patches of white and non-black colours.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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So how, precisely, do I find myself the father of a teenage owner of one five-year-old, skewbald, equine quadruped, about 13 hands tall, who answers, rather inattentively, to the name Buttons?
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So how, precisely, do I find myself the father of a teenage owner of one 5-year-old, skewbald, equine quadruped, about 13 hands tall, who answers, rather inattentively, to the name Buttons?
Finding the Next Winner Lucy Pawle 2010
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The horse was a skewbald mare, and she patterned up so well with the snow and the trees and the patches of open ground that she appeared to be melting into them.
Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 2003
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It is told by the horse, an unfortunate creature, a skewbald, gelded by a groom because of his unsightly, unacceptable coloring.
Celebrities Hardwick, Elizabeth 2001
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The horse was a skewbald mare, and she patterned up so well with the snow and the trees and the patches of open ground that she appeared to be melting into them.
Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 1997
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All over they were gold with sun; not skewbald from wearing clothes; and on the brown their pale fair hair shone like silver.
The Bull From The Sea Renault, Mary 1962
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Emmanuel and the skewbald had much in common, including the use of the kitchen, and one saw their grey heads, almost any evening, poking together out of the window.
Cider With Rosie Lee, Laurie 1959
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"We might ask the little gypsy boy who came with the skewbald horse, " said Anne.
Five Go To Mystery Moor Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1954
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They fetched the patient little skewbald who came out gladly.
Five Go To Mystery Moor Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1954
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The little skewbald stood very patiently, and George felt a sudden liking for the ugly little creature.
Five Go To Mystery Moor Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1954
bilby commented on the word skewbald
I don't usually accumulate colour words but this one is a corker.
June 10, 2008
johnmperry commented on the word skewbald
like piebald, but white and any colour except black
June 17, 2008