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spring⋅halt

  [spring-hawlt]
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–noun Veterinary Pathology.
stringhalt.
Origin:
1605–15; alter. by assoc. with spring

string⋅halt

  [string-hawlt]
–noun Veterinary Pathology.
a nerve disorder in horses, causing exaggerated flexing movements of the hind legs in walking.
Also, springhalt.

Origin:
1515–25; string + halt 2

Related forms:
stringhalted, stringhalty, adjective
string⋅halt⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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spring·halt   (sprĭng'hôlt')   
n.  See stringhalt.

[Alteration of stringhalt.]
string·halt   (strĭng'hôlt')   
n.  A nervous disorder in horses characterized by spasmodic movements in the hind legs that cause the feet to rise abnormally high. Also called springhalt.

[string, tendon + halt2.]
string'halt'ed adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: spring·halt
Pronunciation: -"holt
Function: noun
: STRINGHALT

Main Entry: string·halt
Pronunciation: 'stri[ng]-"holt
Function: noun
: a condition of lameness in the hind legs of a horse caused by muscular spasmscalled also springhalt —string·halt·ed /-"hol-t&d/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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