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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

This includes endemic tenca tomatoes, fragrant Chilean saffron, and several unique culinary herbs, including shield-leaf sorrel, which tastes like bitter lemon.

— Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026
These include artichoke, asparagus, lovage, rhubarb, sea kale, and sorrel.

— Cori Sears, The Spruce, 2 June 2026

Definition of sorrel

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And members of these new churches were mostly not the black-dressed, hypocritical, sour-faced, monocultural figures favored by popular narrative, but often included colorful figures who were sometimes surprisingly modern in their desires.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Espresso, mocha and cognac tones are offering a warmer, more nostalgic alternative to cool grays and sharp blacks across fashion and interiors.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of black

Noun

The coastal flood threat has largely ended for Atlantic and Cape May counties, although high water remains a concern in some of the back bays farther north through the morning.

— Kate Bilo, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Notably, the cargo configuration of Starship also does not have a traditional payload bay that can deliver all manner of satellites into orbit.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 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

Derek Thompson once stood in the winner's circle next to a champion racehorse named Shergar, owned by one of the richest royals in the world, who dominated on the tracks in the 1980s.

— Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of racehorse

Noun

The rodeo will also include food vendors, live music, mini pony rides, face painting, bounce houses and local vendors.

— Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
The committee moved the paddock closer to spectators and added a vendor village, children’s zone, pony rides and petting zoo.

— Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026

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