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单词 stringhalt
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stringhalt

[ string-hawlt ]
/ ˈstrɪŋˌhɔlt /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

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

Origin of stringhalt

First recorded in 1515–25; string + halt2

OTHER WORDS FROM stringhalt

stringhalted, stringhalty, adjectivestring·halt·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby stringhalt

stringency, stringendo, stringent, stringer, stringer bead, stringhalt, stringholder, stringing, string line, string orchestra, string out
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Example sentences from the Web for stringhalt

  • He had stringhalt, I think, and Dr. Fred said he was getting less worth every day and after awhile would not be fit to travel.

    White Dandy; or, Master and I|Velma Caldwell Melville
  • Foot-ball produces what may be called the endogenous or ingrowing toenail, stringhalt and mania.

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British Dictionary definitions for stringhalt

stringhalt
/ (ˈstrɪŋˌhɔːlt) /

noun

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

Word Origin for stringhalt

C16: probably string + halt ²
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