skewbald

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 192 words | Copyright

skewbald irregularly marked with white and brown or red. XVII. f. synon. †skued (XV), of uncert. orig., perh. f. OF. escu (mod. écu) shield :- L. scūtum; modelled on PIEBALD.

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