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palomino

noun

Definition of palomino

as in chestnut

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Recent Examples of palomino Like any Boise kid, William Goodman grew up knowing landmarks such as the rearing palomino above the Ranch Club in Garden City. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025 Rogers bought the ranch property to build a house with stables for his golden palomino horse, Trigger, as reported by the San Fernando Valley Times in November 1938. — Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 26 June 2025 Ed the golden palomino (voiced by Western film actor Allan Lane) belonged to Wilbur Post (Alan Young), a young architect who decides to moves out of the city and closer to nature. — Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 Even more people believe palominos are albinos, which is incorrect. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2023 Ecoffey spotted the chunky palomino through his living room window and rummaged through the fridge for some carrots. — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022

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Noun

Beside the wounded Appaloosa was a friendly bay roan, there to keep the Appaloosa calm.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
The effort builds on roughly two years of development, during which the company has assembled the ancient bluebuck genome, created a reference genome using the roan antelope, completed comparative genomic analysis, and established foundational cellular and reproductive systems for the species.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

Definition of roan

Noun

Before sealing the bag, use a rolling pinto gently flatten the meat (do not roll back and forth) to about half an inch thick.

— Patricia S York, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Try traditional cuisine like gallo pinto (rice and beans) and vigoron (a dish made with yucca, pork rinds, and cabbage salad).

— Essence, Essence, 13 May 2026

Definition of pinto

Noun

These include artichoke, asparagus, lovage, rhubarb, sea kale, and sorrel.

— Cori Sears, The Spruce, 2 June 2026
At cocktail hour, guests drifted back to the firepit for sunset cocktails like the green flow (gin, sorrel, mastiha liqueur) and bowls of local pistachios.

— Anya von Bremzen, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026

Definition of sorrel

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The facility contains a dedicated high-bay workspace and chemical laboratories.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
The beach is the stuff of postcards and paintings, hugged by cliffs with improbably radiant aquamarine water and a giant conical rock formation right in the middle of the bay.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of bay

Noun

It was made from beaded buckskin by Angeline’s grandmother, and at a tribal gathering in the 1920s, a tourist girl visited the family’s tepee and refused to leave without it.

— jeanne malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
One exhibit brings together the then-future president’s buckskin jacket and pants, his rifle, Tiffany knife, his spurs, and his branding irons.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

Definition of buckskin

Noun

The Queen tends to sport the brooch during equine events to honor King Edward VII and his legendary Thoroughbred racehorse that won the Epsom Derby in 1909.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2026
People still can pool together resources with friends to buy a racehorse for $10,000 and see what happens.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Definition of racehorse

Noun

The King made a point to greet Corporal Cruachan and his handler during his inspection of the battalion, and the pony appeared to remain well-behaved.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
King Charles’s summer break has officially begun, as the monarch arrived at Balmoral Castle in Scotland—where he was greeted by a pony with a tie to the late Queen Elizabeth.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026

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