springhalt
1Springhalt — Spring halt ( h[add]lt ), n. (Far.) A kind of lameness in a horse. See {Stringhalt}. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
2springhalt — [spriŋ′hôlt΄] n. STRINGHALT …
3springhalt — Stringhalt String halt , n. (Far.) An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock. [Written also {springhalt}.] [1913 Webster] …
4springhalt — /spring hawlt /, n. Vet. Pathol. stringhalt. [1605 15; alter. by assoc. with SPRING] * * * …
5springhalt — spring·halt .hȯlt n STRINGHALT …
6springhalt — spring·halt …
7springhalt — /ˈsprɪŋhɔlt/ (say springhawlt) noun → stringhalt …
8springhalt — ˈspriŋˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: by alteration : stringhalt …
9Stringhalt — String halt , n. (Far.) An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock. [Written also {springhalt}.] [1913 Webster] …
10stringhalt — stringhalted, stringhalty, adj. stringhaltedness, n. /string hawlt /, n. Vet. Pathol. a nerve disorder in horses, causing exaggerated flexing movements of the hind legs in walking. Also, springhalt. [1515 25; STRING + HALT2] * * * …
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