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Clydesdale

//ˈklaɪdzdeɪl// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The valley of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS91).
  2. 2
    A former district of Strathclyde, Scotland, renamed from Lanark in 1980, and abolished in 1996 along with the region.
  3. 3
    A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. 4
    A town in Harry Gwala District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
  5. 5
    A rural locality in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia.
Noun
  1. 1
    A particularly large and powerful breed of rare draft horse.
  2. 2
    heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland wordnet
  3. 3
    A heavier than usual athlete (Over 200 lbs for men, over 145 lbs for women) US
  4. 4
    A very morbidly obese person. derogatory, slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Clyde + -s- + dale. The horses were so named because they were bred in the valley of the Clyde in Scotland.

Etymology 2

From Clyde + -s- + dale. The horses were so named because they were bred in the valley of the Clyde in Scotland.

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