/baw"seuhnd, bos"euhnd/ , adj. Brit. Dial.
1. (of animals) having white spots on a black or bay background; piebald.
2. (of horses and cattle) having a white patch or streak on the forehead or having one white foot.
[ 1275-1325; ME bausand bausant, baucent balteanus belted, striped, equiv. to L balte ( us ) BELT + -anus -AN ]