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string⋅halt

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


Origin:
1515–25; string + halt 2


stringhalted, stringhalty, adjective
string⋅halt⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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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 springhaltstring·halt·ed /-"hol-t&d/ adjective
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