Pied Question

nuthatch · Post by **nuthatch** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:02 pm

So is pied an abbreviation of piebald - pie'd .... and what's with the bald?

Placido · Post by **Placido** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:43 pm

I told you .......

nuthatch · Post by **nuthatch** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:16 pm

Oh, yes Miss - sorry Miss I's sitting at the back and it's mayhem here

greg · Post by **greg** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 3:09 pm

nuthatch wrote:So is pied an abbreviation of piebald - pie'd .... and what's with the bald?

Pay attention there, at the back of the class

nuthatch · Post by **nuthatch** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 3:48 pm

Oh cripes - she's reported me to the headmaster

Post by **Jacksparrow** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:42 pm

It is interesting that they want to include other colours like brown in the piebald definition. I was always told that brown and white was skewbald.

greg · Post by **greg** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:01 am

Skewbald
: of an animal
: marked with patches of white and any other color but black

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