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

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Example Sentences

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ringbone

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

The importance of a ringbone depends on its seat and often on its size.

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

The lameness of ringbone is characteristic in that the heel is first placed on the ground when the disease is in a fore leg, and the ankle is kept as rigid as possible.

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

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

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 John Victor Lacroix

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