knee-sprung
[ nee-spruhng ]
adjectiveVeterinary Pathology.
(of a horse, mule, etc.) having a forward bowing of the knee caused by shortening of the flexor tendons.
Origin of knee-sprung
1An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Words Nearby knee-sprung
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How to use knee-sprung in a sentence
I let him have my old paint pony, Freckles—him being knee-sprung and not up to cow-work.
Bransford of Rainbow Range | Eugene Manlove RhodesA cadaverous horse, knee-sprung and wheezy, dragged the van at the gait of a caterpillar.
Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 | VariousA horseman would have called him knee-sprung and declared he stumbled.
The Man from the Bitter Roots | Caroline Lockhart
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