skewbalds

noun

plural of skewbald
as in blacks

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  1. bays
  2. mounts
  3. chestnuts
Noun
  • The most direct routes to San Francisco and the East and South bays do not involve utilizing Highway 37.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The irony of Nordic wellness being the hottest lifestyle trend at the moment isn’t lost on Presnal, who grew up in the Turku archipelago surrounded by bays and lush forests.
    — Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of bays
Noun
  • The company has not yet announced where these complexes will be, but each one will likely feature four active launch mounts, Bhatt said on Monday night.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • London — Britain’s King Charles III will begin a tour of the Caribbean Tuesday as pressure mounts on Britain to apologize and pay reparations for its role in the slave trade.
    — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of mounts
Noun
  • Candied chestnuts and violets, dark chocolates, and pralines are the specialties at Giovanni Galli, on Corso di Porta Romana.
    — Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • There are a few old chestnuts that are sort of irresistible, sort of inevitable.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of chestnuts
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