ringbone

American  

[ring-bohn] / ˈrɪŋˌboʊn /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. a morbid bony growth on the pastern bones of a horse, often resulting in lameness.

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ringbone British  

/ ˈrɪŋˌbəʊn /

noun

1. an abnormal bony growth affecting the pastern of a horse, often causing lameness

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Etymology

Origin of ringbone

First recorded in 1515–25; ring ¹ + bone

Example Sentences

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ringbone

The affected animals require a month to three months' time for recovery to take place in the average favorable cases of ringbone.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix

For spavin or ringbone, cut the hair away and grease the part well with the ointment, rubbing it in well.

From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by C. A. Bogardus

A ringbone is the growth of a bony tumor on the ankle.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener

Howbeit, ringbone is an active, serious and frequent cause of lameness and it affects animals of all ages and occurs under various conditions.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix

With the traumatic form of ringbone, all consequences, as to the size and form the exostosis is to assume, depend upon the nature and extent of the injury.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix