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

A number of states have passed stallion inspection laws stipulating that animals having such exostoses as spavin and ringbone cannot be registered except as "unsound."

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

With that solemn, long-hungry look of yours you ought to be sellin’ 88 consumption cure and ringbone ointment from the end of a wagon on the square in Kansas City.”

From The Bondboy by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)

Before there is evidence of an exostosis, diagnosis of ringbone is not easy, for it is then a problem of detecting the presence of a ligamentous sprain, periostitis, or osteitis.

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

Not a flaw in the mule; no sign of ringbone or spavin, and when a mule ain't got them, he's got nothin' wrong.

From The Garden of Eden by Brand, Max

Practically the only exception is in the rachitic form of ringbone which affects young animals.

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