windgall

[ wind-gawl ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. a puffy distention of the synovial bursa at the fetlock joint.

windgall

/ ˈwɪndˌɡɔːl /

noun

1. vet science a soft swelling in the area of the fetlock joint of a horse

Derived Forms

• ˈwindˌgalled, adjective

Other Words From

• windgalled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of windgall¹

First recorded in 1515–25; wind ¹ + gall ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of windgall¹

C16: from wind ¹+ gall ²

Example Sentences

If Windgall suffered, he had a solid compensation locked in the drawers of his library table.

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Windgall caught only the first three words; he tugged at the bell-pull, and sent for a doctor.

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Kimberley went home in a tremor of nervous anxiety, and Windgall sent for his daughter.

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They were outside the Windgall Arms, and Kimberley understood.

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He turned round apologetically, and confronted the Earl of Windgall.

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