dapple-grey

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dapple-grey

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(Colours) a horse with a grey coat having spots of darker colour
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Noun1.dapple-grey - grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings
gray, grayness, greyness, grey - a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
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The Stone rider and his dapple-grey stallion - owned by Brian Squire - were one of 11 clear rounds from a field of 24, edging out the next best time by less than a second.
And Diane Johnson's newcomer, Finn, a three-year-old dapple-grey Irish draft gelding purchased earlier in the week, is tipped to make a fine hunter.
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