Definitions for Cayuse

Cayuse cay·use

Spelling: [kahy-yoos, kahy-oos]
IPA: /kaɪˈyus, ˈkaɪ us/

Cayuse is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 86 anagrams from letters in Cayuse (acesuy).

Definitions for Cayuse

noun

  1. Western U.S. a horse, especially an Indian pony.
  2. Also called cayuse wind. Northwestern U.S. a cold wind blowing from the east.
  3. a member of a tribe of North American Indians now living in Oregon.

Origin of Cayuse

1830-40, Americanism; named after the Cayuse

Examples for Cayuse

My horse, I knew, could outrace any cayuse of the Sioux band.

Powder Face is woman broke, an' gentle as any cayuse can get.

In that fierce and proud regard was something the cayuse could not fathom.

I'll bet they gave him a cayuse an' started him off while we've been losing time in here.

Fortunately, the horse was a cayuse and used to that kind of work.

Not much on looks, Bill, but a cayuse don't cover ground on his looks.

You wish to know the name of the man who Union-Jacked your cayuse?

The competition was close, but Snoqualmie the cayuse won the day.

They got the Judge, ‘Brand’—they run him off, with my cayuse!

Lucky the cayuse who happens to be the right size for his harness.

Word Value for Cayuse
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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