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ˈdry-ˌfounder, v.
trans. To render (a horse) lame from inflammation in the hoof; = founder v. Chiefly in pa. pple. dry-foundered = foundered. ? Obs. (In quot. 1654 alluding to the foundering of a ship.)
1611Beaum. & Fl. King & no King v. iii, If he kick thus i' the dog-days, he will be dry-foundred. 1654H. L'Estrange Chas. I, 131 Before these ships could be fitted to flote upon the main, they were dry-foundred at land. For the Tax being a burden, every man began to study how to decline the weight. a1656Ussher Ann. vi. (1658) 301 Fearing least..he should dry founder and lose all his horses. |