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单词 twitter-boned
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twitter-bonedadj.

Brit. /ˈtwɪtəbəʊnd/, U.S. /ˈtwɪdərˌboʊnd/
Forms: 1700s twitter-bon'd, 1900s– twitter-boned.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitter-bone n., -ed suffix2.
Etymology: < twitter-bone n. + -ed suffix2.
rare. Now historical.
Of a horse: affected with a quittor (fistulous coronet). Cf. twitter-bone n.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [adjective] > disorders of feet or hooves
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twitter-boned1760
quittered1778
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1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. x. 43 His horse was either clapp'd, or..twitter-bon'd, or broken-winded.
1905 J. Bloundelle-Burton Land of Bondage ii. 19 The twitter-boned, broken-winded horse he bestrode gave..but few signs that his employer bestowed much care upon him.
1983 Moosehead Rev. No. 8. 24 The next I pronounced both clapped and twitter-boned.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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