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swee⋅ny

[swee-nee]
–noun Veterinary Pathology.
atrophy of the shoulder muscles in horses.
Also, swinney.


Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; cf. dial. G Schweine, PaG Schwinne atrophy, OE swindan to pine away, disappear
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Main Entry: swee·ny
Variants: also swee·ney /'swE-nE/ or swin·ney /'swin-E/
Function: noun
InflectedForm: plural sweenies also sweeneys or swinneys
: an atrophy of the shoulder muscles of a horse; broadly : any muscularatrophy of a horse
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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