crib-biting


noun
  1. a harmful habit of horses in which the animal leans on the manger or seizes it with the teeth and swallows a gulp of air

Derived forms of crib-biting

  • crib-biter, noun

Words Nearby crib-biting

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use crib-biting in a sentence

  • It answers the threefold purpose, to prevent biting, crib-biting, and wind-sucking.

    Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen