"Clay-bank" is a Mountain [2] designation for a horse [3] whose color resembles that of the substratum of clay that storm waters uncover in the narrow valleys of western North Carolina.
Additional Resources:
Merriam-Webster.com, s.v. "claybank." http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claybank [4].
1 January 2006 | Powell, William S.
Links:
[1] http://ncpedia.org/clay-bank
[2] http://ncpedia.org/geography/region/mountains/ncatlasrevisited
[3] http://ncpedia.org/horses
[4] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claybank
[5] http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/unc-press
[6] http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/wildlife
[7] http://ncpedia.org/category/authors/powell-william-s-0
[8] http://ncpedia.org/category/entry-source/encyclopedia-
