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Clydesdale

/ˈklaɪdzdeɪl/

Clydesdale proper noun: the valley of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS91).

clydesdale: the valley of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS91)
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Proper noun

Clydesdale

  1. The valley of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS91).
  2. A former district of Strathclyde, Scotland, renamed from Lanark in 1980, and abolished in 1996 along with the region.
  3. A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A town in Harry Gwala District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
  5. A locality in the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A rural locality in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia.

Noun

Clydesdale (plural Clydesdales)

  1. A particularly large and powerful breed of draught horse; an individual of this breed.
    • The Clydesdale was developed in the seventeenth century in the Scottish region whence its name.
    • Their great grandfather kept several Clydesdales for the heavier work.
  2. (US) A heavier than usual athlete (Over 200 lbs for men, over 145 lbs for women)
  3. (derogatory, slang) A very morbidly obese person.
    Synonyms:
    All are derogatory unless otherwise labeled, butterball, chod, chodder, chubbs, chubster, chunker, chunky monkey, elephant, fat

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Forms of Clydesdale

pluralClydesdales

Origin of Clydesdale

From Clyde + -s- + dale. The horses were so named because they were bred in the valley of the Clyde in Scotland.

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Questions about Clydesdale

What does Clydesdale mean?
Clydesdale means the valley of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS91).
What part of speech is Clydesdale?
Clydesdale can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Clydesdale?
Clydesdale is pronounced /ˈklaɪdzdeɪl/.

Words near Clydesdale in the dictionary

  1. Clyde puffer
  2. Clyde puffers
  3. Clyde River
  4. Clydebank
  5. Clydes
  6. Clydesdale
  7. Clydesdale terrier
  8. Clydesdale terriers
  9. Clydesdales
  10. Clydeside
  11. Clydesider

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