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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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.
Accordingly, I hired a long-legged, broken-winded hack, the only one to be got for love or money, and set forth upon my way.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
He returns, broken-winded, to learn that it was altogether a false alarm.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 by Various
In recent cases very few changes are noticeable, but in animals that have been broken-winded for a long time the changes are well-marked.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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
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