stringhalt
noun Veterinary Pathology.
a nerve disorder in horses, causing exaggerated flexing movements of the hind legs in walking.
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| —n | |
| vet science Also called: springhalt a sudden spasmodic lifting of the hind leg of a horse, resulting from abnormal contraction of the flexor muscles of the hock | |
| [C16: probably | |
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Stringhalt
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