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Clydesdale

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Etymology

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

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Clydesdale or Upper Clyde valley near Abington, South Lanarkshire

Clydesdale

  1. Thevalley of the RiverClyde inSouth Lanarkshire council area,Scotland(OS grid ref NS91).[1][2]
  2. A formerdistrict ofStrathclyde,Scotland, renamed fromLanark in 1980, and abolished in 1996 along with the region.
  3. Acommunity inAntigonish County,Nova Scotia,Canada.
  4. Atown inHarry Gwala District Municipality,KwaZulu-Natal province,South Africa.
  5. Arurallocality in the Shire ofHepburn,Victoria,Australia.

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Noun

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A Clydesdale with harness

Clydesdale (pluralClydesdales)

  1. A particularlylarge andpowerfulbreed ofrare draft horse.
  2. (US) A heavier than usualathlete (Over 200 lbs for men, over 145 lbs for women)
  3. (derogatory, slang) A verymorbidlyobese person.
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:fat person

Translations

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breed of horse

References

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  1. ^Gazetteer for Scotland
  2. ^Ordnance Survey
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