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Meanings of roan (roans) in English

Roans.

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          1
          The black boy and the stockman spurred on as the roans slackened pace.
          Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life
          2
          They were four roans, highly bred, with black manes and tails.
          Lothair
          3
          Three well-fed roans stood ready harnessed to a small conveyance with a leather hood.
          War and Peace
          4
          Tell him I'd like to see him to-morrow about the bay stallion and the roans.
          The Money Master, Volume 5.
          5
          They were on a stretch of clear road now, and the roans trotted pleasantly along.
          Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life
          6
          They were fine cattle, nearly all reds and roans.
          Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography
          7
          Next most frequent were bays, then sorrels, while roans and piebalds, as usual, were distinctly scarce.
          Andivius Hedulio: Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of ...
          8
          Do you remember my four roans at Longchamps?
          Under Two Flags
          9
          In the roadway outside was a four-wheeled dogcart with a pair of the famous Torywood blue roans.
          When William Came
          10
          But wait till to-morrow and, with an early start, you can make it all right with the roans.
          The Rim of the Desert
          11
          Any man that can win the championship of Wyoming--Butyou'll say yourself them strawberry roans are wicked devils.
          A Texas Ranger
          12
          The roans were inclined to 'show nasty' as Moongarr Bill came abreast of them, and Wombo's pack jingled behind.
          Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life
          13
          The roans dashed through the better beaten path of the street, with everybody along the way hailing Henry Sherwood vociferously.
          Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
          14
          Bridget agreed that the buggy was first rate and became enthusiastic over the horses, four fairly matched and powerful roans.
          Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life
          15
          That leaves the roans.
          The Rim of the Desert
          16
          To-day she elected to drive a high phaeton with a pair of roans, and invited George Fairfax to take the seat beside her.
          The Lovels of Arden
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