BAY
Bay
Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. Bay is one of the most common coat colors in many horse breeds.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Bay (horse)
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bay
Noun
- A berry.
- , a shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
- The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.
- The leaf of this or certain other species of shrub, used as a herb.
- A tract covered with bay trees.
- A kind of mahogany obtained from in Mexico.
Noun (etymology 2)
- A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land.
- A bank or dam to keep back water.
Noun (etymology 3)
- An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
- An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.
- The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.
- Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.
- A bay platform.
- Shortened form of bay window.
Noun (etymology 4)
- The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
- The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.
- A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
Noun (etymology 5)
Verb
- To howl.
- To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
- to bay the bear
- To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
Adjective
- Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses).
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