skew·bald (sky  bôld )adj. Having spots or patches of white on a coat of a color other than black: a skewbald horse. n. A skewbald animal, especially a horse. [Middle English skeued, of mixed colors (probably from skeu, sky, cloud, of Scandinavian origin; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots) + bald.] |
skewbald [ˈskjuːˌbɔːld]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) marked or spotted in white and any colour except black
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a horse with this marking
[see skew, piebald]
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