hobday

British  

/ ˈhɒbˌdeɪ /

verb

1. (tr) to alleviate (a breathing problem in certain horses) by the surgical operation of removing soft tissue ventricles to pull back the vocal fold

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Other Word Forms

• hobdayed adjective

Etymology

Origin of hobday

C20: named after F. T. Hobday (1869–1939), English veterinary surgeon, who devised the operation

Example Sentences

Flight Lieutenant George Hobday, pilot of Red 7, described flying for the veterans on VJ Day as "humbling" and "an absolute honour".

From BBC

But Mr Hobday told BBC News he felt "hoodwinked and ashamed that I fell for it and Scotland fell for it".

From BBC

Mr Hobday, who has managed golf stars such as Colin Montgomerie and Sam Torrance, was instrumental in persuading Mr Tump to build the new course in Scotland.

From BBC

Mr Hobday then spent five years helping to develop the Aberdeenshire golf project before quitting in 2010.

From BBC

Fishing companies in Australia can subscribe to a 2-month forecast, created by Hobday and his colleagues, of where bluefin tuna—a temperature-sensitive species—are likely to be located off the country’s southern coast.

From Science Magazine