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paint horse

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noun
paint (def. 6).
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Also called paint pony.

Origin of paint horse

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby paint horse

painted turtle, painted woman, painter, painterly, painter's colic, paint horse, painting, paint oneself into a corner, paint pot, paint roller, paint stripper
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How to use paint horse in a sentence

  • A Navajo buck loped past and jerked his little paint horse to a stop at the drug-store.

    Partners of Chance|Henry Herbert Knibbs

  • Just over a rise they came suddenly upon an Apache, riding a lean, active paint horse.

    Partners of Chance|Henry Herbert Knibbs

  • There were two horses at the corner of the house: Tonto's paint horse and the big white stallion.

    The Lone Ranger Rides|Fran Striker
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