n. pl. pin·tos or pin·toes A horse with patchy markings of white and another color. adj. Mottled; pied. [Spanish, piebald, spotted, from Vulgar Latin *pīnctus, past participle of Latin pingere, to paint; see peig- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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