Definition of Clydesdale

1. Noun. Heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland.


Definition of Clydesdale

1. n. One of a breed of heavy draft horses originally from Clydesdale, Scotland. They are about sixteen hands high and usually brown or bay.

Definition of Clydesdale

1. Noun. A particularly large and powerful breed of rare draft horse. ¹

2. Noun. (US) A heavier than usual athlete (Over 200 lbs for men, over 145 lbs for women) ¹

3. Noun. (derogatory slang) A very morbidly obese person. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clydesdale

Cluniacs
Clupea
Clupea harangus
Clupea harengus harengus
Clupea harengus pallasii
Clupea sprattus
Clupeidae
Clusia flava
Clusia insignis
Clusia major
Clusia rosea
Clusiaceae
Clyde
Clyde William Tombaugh
Clydesdale (current term)
Clydesdale terrier
Clydesdales
Clymene
Clytemnestra
Clytocybe alba
Clœlius
Cmdre
Cnemidophorus
Cnemidophorus exsanguis
Cnemidophorus tesselatus
Cnemidophorus tigris
Cnemidophorus velox
Cnicus

Literary usage of Clydesdale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Types and Breeds of Farm Animals by Charles Sumner Plumb (1906)
"CHAPTER XVII THE Clydesdale The Clydesdale is the recognized ... The early history of the Clydesdale is veiled in more or less obscurity. ..."

2. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1867)
"THE Clydesdale HOESE. The river Clyde, on which the city of Glasgow, ... The Clydesdale Ibs. "Many of them are very symmetrical— are higher in the withers, ..."

3. Public School Methods (1921)
"(b) THE Clydesdale. Clydesdales had their origin in Scotland, the home of the Aberdeen-Angus cattle. Their native home is the valley of the river Clyde, ..."

4. Agriculture by William Penn Brooks (1911)
"Shire horses have not been as largely imported in the United States as either Clydesdale or Percherons. They are increasing in popularity in the great ..."

5. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"IX, 1897) of the most noted Clydesdale sires from Champion to MacGregor 1487, shows the evolution of a type from a coarse prototype, which the author ..."

6. Publications by Scotland Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) (1854)
"Believe, with sentiments of regard and esteem, your most obedient servant, &c. &c. &c., " DOUGLAS & Clydesdale." FROM MACKINTOSH. ..."

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