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stringhalt

[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 + halt²

Related forms

string·halt·ed, string·halt·y, adjective

string·halt·ed·ness, noun

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stringhalt (ˈstrɪŋˌhɔːlt)

—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 string + halt²]

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