/ ˈskjuːbɔːld; NAmE / adjective
( of a horse ) with areas on it of white and another colour, usually not black
—compare piebald
► skew·bald noun :
He was riding a skewbald.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from obsolete skewed skewbald (of uncertain origin ), on the pattern of piebald .