broken-winded
Americanadjective
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Veterinary Pathology. (of a horse) suffering from heaves, or broken wind.
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short of breath; having difficulty breathing.
Example Sentences
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That black horse, if I'm no mista'en, is broken-winded, and 'll be dead lame in a week; and the brown ane's no a grain better.'
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 by Various
An' in the dusk, a-ridèn round Drough Okford, who d'ye think we vound But Sam ageän, a-gwäin vrom feäir Astride his broken-winded meäre.
From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by Barnes, William
The doctor's carriage with the broken-winded pony was standing at the door of the farm.
From Wilton School or, Harry Campbell's Revenge by Weatherly, Fred E.
I know how tiresome those broken-winded fellos must be.
From "Same old Bill, eh Mable!" by Breck, G. William
All broken-winded horses have the cough peculiar to the affection, but it is not regular.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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