sallenders

[ sal-uhn-derz ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. an eruption on the hind leg of a horse, on the inside of a hock.

sallenders

/ ˈsæləndəz /

noun

1. vet science a disease of the skin behind the tarsus (hock) of a horse

Word History and Origins

Origin of sallenders¹

First recorded in 1515–25; origin uncertain