rubican

Adjective

rubican (not comparable)

1. (rare) Colored mostly red, bay, or black, with flecks of white or grey especially on the flanks.
   • There are other mixt kind of colours, such as the Rubican; which is when a black or sorrel Horse hath white Hairs here and there scattered upon his Body, but especially upon his Flanks.1729, Jacques de Solleysel, translated by William Hope, The Compleat Horseman: or, Perfect Farrier, page 65
   • The grayish and the flea-bitten differ from the rubican, in that the white hairs which form these markings are sufficiently numerous to change, locally, the nature of the base of the coat.1904, Armand Goubaux, Gustave Barrier, translated by Simon J.J. Harger, The Exterior of the Horse, page 788

   Synonyms:

   rabicano