- skew|bald
- skew|bald «SKYOO BLD», adjective, noun.–adj.(of horses) irregularly marked with patches of white, brown, or red.–n.a skewbald horse: »
Crompton, on his skewbald, was the only scorer (London Times).
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skew — skew; skew·er·ing; skew·ness; skew·bald; skew·er; skew·er·er; … English syllables
bald — bald; bald·ing; bald·ish; bald·ly; bald·ness; bald·win; pie·bald·ly; pie·bald·ness; skew·bald; sky·bald; … English syllables
bald — [14] In Middle English times, bald was ballede, which suggests that it may have been a compound formed in Old English with the suffix ede ‘characterized by, having’. It has been conjectured that the first element in the compound was Old English… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bald — [14] In Middle English times, bald was ballede, which suggests that it may have been a compound formed in Old English with the suffix ede ‘characterized by, having’. It has been conjectured that the first element in the compound was Old English… … Word origins
Optimal-Skew-Theorie — Die Optimal Skew Theorie besagt, dass die optimale Aufteilung der Reproduktion in Tiergruppen – und damit die soziale Organisation der Gruppe – von der genetischen Verwandtschaft zwischen den Gruppenmitgliedern und der Umweltbeschaffenheit… … Deutsch Wikipedia
skewbald — skew·bald … English syllables
skewbald — skew•bald [[t]ˈskyuˌbɔld[/t]] adj. 1) dch (esp. of horses) having patches of white and usu. brown 2) dch a skewbald horse or pony • Etymology: 1645–55; skew+ (pie) bald … From formal English to slang
skewbald — horse with brown and white patches, 1650s, from skued skewbald (mid 15c.), of unknown origin, + bald having white patches (see BALD (Cf. bald)). First element apparently unconnected with SKEW (Cf. skew) (v.); OED suggests perhaps from O.Fr. escu… … Etymology dictionary
Skewbald — Skew bald , a. 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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