Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large powerful draft horse of a breed developed in the Clyde River valley of Scotland, having long white hair on the lower legs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A breed of heavy draft-horses originally raised about the Clyde, Scotland.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One of a breed of heavy draft horses originally from Clydesdale, Scotland. They are about sixteen hands high and usually brown or bay.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A particularly
large andpowerful breed ofrare draft horse. - noun US A heavier than usual
athlete (Over 200 lbs for men, over 145 lbs for women) - noun derogatory, slang A very
morbidly obese person.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland
Etymologies
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Examples
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Aileen Campbell of the SNP (in Clydesdale seat) is becoming a weel kent face in the constituency thanks to her campaigning.
Prediction - South Scotland Jeff 2007
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The SNP can win Clydesdale and my campaigning starts now.
Prediction - South Scotland Jeff 2007
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Clydesdale is an incredibly beautiful and diverse constituency and I am very proud to have the opportunity to serve the people here.
Prediction - South Scotland Jeff 2007
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I'll keep my eyes peeled for movements in Clydesdale for sure and probably change my results for a few squeaky SNP wins as the weeks go by.
Prediction - South Scotland Jeff 2007
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Lady Mar had now no scrutinizing eye to fear; her nephew Murray was still on duty in Clydesdale; the earl, her husband, trusted her too implicitly, even to turn on her a suspicious look; and Helen, she contrived, should be as little in her presence as possible.
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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Long ago I called the Clydesdale Bank 40 the Tin Pot Trophy, and I have not yet received any legal correspondence on the matter.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Significantly, the figures appeared to show a better than expected performance during the second half by Clydesdale, which is battling one of the toughest banking markets since World War II.
unknown title 2009
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My weight remains stubbornly above 200 (which would qualify me for the "Clydesdale" category at some marathons), but my body has changed markedly.
A Dreamer's Run: Can professional training improve a middle-age runner's marathon time? 2010
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No trace of chipmunk, but a definite hint of Clydesdale which is a fat horse.
Embarrassing Crushes #3 Fathorse 2008
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One division will be "Clydesdale" for those weighing in a 200 lbs. or more.
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