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stringhalt

American  
[string-hawlt] / ˈstrɪŋˌhɔlt /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

  1. a nerve disorder in horses, causing exaggerated flexing movements of the hind legs in walking.

stringhalt British  
/ ˈstrɪŋˌhɔːlt /

noun

  1. Also called: springhalt.  vet science a sudden spasmodic lifting of the hind leg of a horse, resulting from abnormal contraction of the flexor muscles of the hock

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Other Word Forms

  • stringhalted adjective
  • stringhaltedness noun
  • stringhalty adjective

Etymology

Origin of stringhalt

First recorded in 1515–25; string + halt 2

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