cayuse

[ kahy-yoos, kahy-oos ]

/ kaɪˈyus, ˈkaɪ us /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cayuse ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Western U.S. a horse, especially an Indian pony.

Also called cayuse wind .Northwestern U.S. a cold wind blowing from the east.

Origin of cayuse

1830–40, Americanism; named after the Cayuse

Words nearby cayuse

Cayley, cayman, Cayman Islands, Cayuga, Cayuga Lake, cayuse, caz, Cb, C-banding stain, CBAT, C battery

Definition for cayuse (2 of 2)

Cayuse

[ kahy-yoos, kahy-oos ]

/ kaɪˈyus, ˈkaɪ us /

noun, plural Cay·us·es, (especially collectively) Cay·use.

a member of a tribe of North American Indians now living in Oregon.

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Example sentences from the Web for cayuse

They almost worshiped her, and came almost daily to see her and hear her sing the Cayuse songs.
How Marcus Whitman Saved Oregon|Oliver W. Nixon
Rode his cayuse in a saloon and played with the loungers and had to shoot one before he got out.
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up|Clarence Edward Mulford
For uncles bought it and it beats riding a cayuse, I tell you!
Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch|Alice B. Emerson
But the Cayuse were not like the Nez Perces, always to be relied upon.
Whitman's Ride Through Savage Lands|Oliver Woodson Nixon

They got the Judge, ‘Brand’—they run him off, with my cayuse!
'Firebrand' Trevison|Charles Alden Seltzer

British Dictionary definitions for cayuse

cayuse

/ (ˈkaɪuːs) /

noun

Western US and Canadian a small Native American pony used by cowboys

Word Origin for cayuse

C19: from a Chinookan language

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cayuse
释义	cayuse [ kahy-yoos, kahy-oos ] / kaɪˈyus, ˈkaɪ us / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cayuse ON THESAURUS.COM noun Western U.S. a horse, especially an Indian pony. Also called cayuse wind .Northwestern U.S. a cold wind blowing from the east. Origin of cayuse 1830–40, Americanism; named after the Cayuse Words nearby cayuse Cayley, cayman, Cayman Islands, Cayuga, Cayuga Lake, cayuse, caz, Cb, C-banding stain, CBAT, C battery Definition for cayuse (2 of 2) Cayuse [ kahy-yoos, kahy-oos ] / kaɪˈyus, ˈkaɪ us / noun, plural Cay·us·es, (especially collectively) Cay·use. a member of a tribe of North American Indians now living in Oregon. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cayuse They almost worshiped her, and came almost daily to see her and hear her sing the Cayuse songs. How Marcus Whitman Saved Oregon\|Oliver W. Nixon Rode his cayuse in a saloon and played with the loungers and had to shoot one before he got out. Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up\|Clarence Edward Mulford For uncles bought it and it beats riding a cayuse, I tell you! Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch\|Alice B. Emerson But the Cayuse were not like the Nez Perces, always to be relied upon. Whitman's Ride Through Savage Lands\|Oliver Woodson Nixon They got the Judge, ‘Brand’—they run him off, with my cayuse! 'Firebrand' Trevison\|Charles Alden Seltzer British Dictionary definitions for cayuse cayuse / (ˈkaɪuːs) / noun Western US and Canadian a small Native American pony used by cowboys Word Origin for cayuse C19: from a Chinookan language Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cayuse nag, crib, glass, trot, racehorse, mustang, pinto
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cayuse

noun

Origin of cayuse

Words nearby cayuse

Definition for cayuse (2 of 2)

noun, plural Cay·us·es, (especially collectively) Cay·use.

Example sentences from the Web for cayuse

British Dictionary definitions for cayuse

noun

Word Origin for cayuse

Words related to cayuse