fardel-bound

American

[fahr-dl-bound] / ˈfɑr dlˌbaʊnd /

adjective

Veterinary Pathology.

(of ruminants) having the food impacted in the third compartment of the stomach; costive; constipated.

Etymology

Origin of fardel-bound

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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Fardel-bound, a term applied to cattle and sheep affected with a disease caused by the retention of food in the maniplies or third stomach, between the numerous plaits of which it is firmly impacted.

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