Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

skewbald

adjective
skew·bald | \ˈskyü-ˌbȯld \

Definition of skewbald 

(Entry 1 of 2)

of an animal

: marked with patches of white and any other color but black

skewbald

noun

Definition of skewbald (Entry 2 of 2)

: a skewbald horse

First Known Use of skewbald

Adjective

1654, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1863, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for skewbald

Adjective

skewed (skewbald) + bald

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about skewbald

Dictionary Entries near skewbald

skew aileron

skew arch

skewback

skewbald

skew bevel gear

skew bridge

skew chisel

Statistics for skewbald

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for skewbald

The first known use of skewbald was in 1654

See more words from the same year

More from Merriam-Webster on skewbald

See words that rhyme with skewbald

Comments on skewbald

What made you want to look up skewbald? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Show Comments  Hide Comments 

WORD OF THE DAY

nary

not any or not one

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

Great Scrabble Words—A Quiz

  • scrabble-tiles-that-read-scrabble-quiz
  • Which of the following Q-without-U words means the number five in cards or dice?
Name That Thing

Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!

TAKE THE QUIZ
Word Winder's CrossWinder

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

TRENDING NOW

  1. rogue Trump speculates on Saudi journalist's fate

  2. nepotism Trump muses about Ivanka UN appointment

  3. cloture McConnell motions for Kavanaugh vote

  4. quorum Kavanaugh advances to Senate floor

  5. sequela Ford testifies in front of Senate

SEE ALL

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games