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knee-sprung
[ nee-spruhng ]
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of knee-sprung1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Example Sentences
I let him have my old paint pony, Freckles—him being knee-sprung and not up to cow-work.
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A cadaverous horse, knee-sprung and wheezy, dragged the van at the gait of a caterpillar.
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A horseman would have called him knee-sprung and declared he stumbled.
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