knee-sprung

[ nee-spruhng ]

/ ˈniˌsprʌŋ /

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adjective Veterinary Pathology.

(of a horse, mule, etc.) having a forward bowing of the knee caused by shortening of the flexor tendons.

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Origin of knee-sprung

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby knee-sprung

knee rafter, kneesies, knee-slapper, knee-socks, knee spavin, knee-sprung, knees-up, knee-trembling, kneidel, knell, Kneller

How to use knee-sprung in a sentence

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Like a Jack in the Box just sprung from coiled captivity, he begins rambling excitedly.
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It is not a knee-jerk response to a sudden perceived threat.
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This whole thing about a black-and-white culture of knee-jerk reactions is reinforced by television.
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He started Spinal Solutions in 1999 and launched a firm selling knee and hip implants three years later.
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That his friend had withdrawn, was a pledge of his pacific wishes; and, with a lightened countenance, Louis rose from his knee.
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There are a dozen other "adult schools" in the town which have sprung from Severn Street.
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To drop on one knee and level his piece was the work of an instant, but unfortunately he snapped a dry twig in doing so.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Her left knee was supported on pillows, and the bed-clothes were raised away from it, for it could tolerate no weight whatever.
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Scarcely had he smoothed the way with one opponent than another sprung up in an unexpected quarter.
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