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A piebald or pied animal is one that has a pattern of unpigmented spots (white) on a pigmented background of hair, feathers or scales. Thus a piebald black and white dog is a black dog with white spots. The animal's skin under the white background is not pigmented. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piebald - 14.06.2025)
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GLE-1: de Bhaldraithe (1959): (Capall) breac = 1. dapple-grey (horse); 2. piebald (horse); 3. trout-coloured (horse). Ó Dónaill (1977): Capall breac = dapple-grey horse.
..... D'fhéadfaí a rá, b'fhéidir, go bhfuil an coincheap 'capall breac' níos leithne ná patrún amháin i nGaeilge na hÉireann, agus seans go mbaineann sé le dhá dhath a bheith i láthair ar an chapall (?)
