Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

cayuse

[kahy-yoos, kahy-oos] / kaɪˈyus, ˈkaɪ us /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But he did not get to Nevada on his cayuse.

From Time Magazine Archive

We were not under the necessity of being 'grub-staked' by anyone, or more ostentatiously on the hurricane deck of a cayuse.

From Time Magazine Archive

Billy’s own horse was a stringy cayuse with a hammer head, but he nearly always won first prize at the stock trials.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

"An' don't let Frisco see you near a cayuse, neither," he added.

From Hopalong Cassidy by Mulford, Clarence E.

In the grassy glades that encircle the snowy pile of Adams no vexatious undergrowth impedes the gallop of our fleet cayuse pony or obscures our vision.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "cayuse" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com