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sallenders

American  
[sal-uhn-derz] / ˈsæl ən dərz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

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

sallenders British  
/ ˈsæləndəz /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sallenders

First recorded in 1515–25; origin uncertain

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