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单词 rubican
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Definition of rubican in English:

rubican

noun ˈruːbɪk(ə)n
  • A horse having a black or sorrel coat with white patches, especially on the flanks; the colour of such a horse. rare. Now historical.

Origin

Late 17th century. From French rubican (adjective, of a horse's coat) having white patches, (noun) horse's coat with white patches, horse whose coat has white patches, alteration (probably by association with rubicond, since the remainder of the horse's coat is often reddish in colour) of †rabican from Italian rabicano and its etymon Spanish rabicano (although this is apparently first attested later: 1561) from rabo tail + cano white, white-haired.

Definition of rubican in US English:

rubican

nounˈruːbɪk(ə)n
  • A horse having a black or sorrel coat with white patches, especially on the flanks; the colour of such a horse. rare. Now historical.

Origin

Late 17th century. From French rubican (adjective, of a horse's coat) having white patches, (noun) horse's coat with white patches, horse whose coat has white patches, alteration (probably by association with rubicond, since the remainder of the horse's coat is often reddish in colour) of † rabican from Italian rabicano and its etymon Spanish rabicano (although this is apparently first attested later: 1561) from rabo tail + cano white, white-haired.

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