windsucker

[ wind-suhk-er ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. a horse afflicted with cribbing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of windsucker¹

First recorded in 1680–90; wind ¹ + sucker

Example Sentences

I attempted to knock him in the head with my hatchet, I saw I had a good high holt on him so I stepped up closer to him—when the darn skunk made a leap at my windsucker; the trap chain broke and he lit on my left arm and got busy eating meat.

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