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"Clay-bank" is a Mountain designation for a horse whose color resembles that of the substratum of clay that storm waters uncover in the narrow valleys of western North Carolina.

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Merriam-Webster.com, s.v. "claybank." http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claybank.

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Powell, William S. "Clay-Bank." NCpedia. Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press. Accessed on December 12th, 2024. https://ncpedia.org/clay-bank.