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brindle

US/ˈbrɪndʌl/ fairly common

adjective

1.

having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats

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Origin

From Old English burna (“stream, brook”) + hyll (“hill”). The surname could either derive from the village in England or be an Americanized spelling of South German Brindl and Bründl.

Phrases

  • Treeing Tennessee Brindle

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