skewbaldadj.n.
/ˈskjuːbɒld/, /ˈskjuːbɔːld/, U.S. /ˈskjuˌbɔld/, /ˈskjuˌbɑld/ A. adj.
Of animals, esp. horses: Irregularly marked with white and brown or red, or some similar colour.Properly distinct from piebald adj. and n. (see quot. 1874), which is sometimes inexactly used for it.
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1647 J. Cleveland Poems in Char. London-diurnall (Wing C4662) 24 Th'Apparatour upon his skew-bald Horse.
1692 London Gaz. No. 2777/4 A skew-bald Gelding about 14 hands.
1702 London Gaz. No. 3870/4 A Strawberry Gelding.., with a skew bald Face (the white coming over his off Eye).
1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France II. 20 Yesterday however shewed me what I knew not had existed—a skew-ball or pyeballed ass.
1825 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 992 Captain, a fallow and white dog, with skewbald face.
1874 W. Watson Youatt's Horse (rev. ed.) xv. 346 When the white is mixed with black it is called ‘pie-bald’, with bay the name of ‘skew-bald’ is given to it.
1876 World 5 19 A middle-aged gentleman of hermit habits on a skewbald cob.
1884 Liverpool Echo 2 May Thoroughbred Horse,..beautifully spotted red roan, squebald and piebald.
B. n.
A skewbald horse.
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1863 G. A. Sala Strange Adventures Capt. Dangerous I. iii. 47 She was to have her pony, with John coachman on the skewball, sent to fetch her every Saturday.
1883 Times 30 May 5/1 Mr. Frisby's skewbald was at some disadvantage in this class.
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