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Re: Pied Question

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? :)

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Re: Pied Question

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

I told you .......

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Re: Pied Question

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 :(

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Re: Pied Question

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 :P :D :sofa:

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Re: Pied Question

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

Oh cripes - she's reported me to the headmaster :rolleyes:

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Re: Pied Question

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. :shrug:

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Re: Pied Question

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 :nod:

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