sand crack

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noun Veterinary Pathology.

a crack or fissure in the hoof of a horse, extending from the coronet downward toward the sole, caused by a dryness of horn.

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Also called quarter crack.

Origin of sand crack

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby sand crack

sandcastle, sand chair, sand cherry, sand colic, sand crab, sand crack, sand cricket, sandculture, sand dab, sand dollar, Sande

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How to use sand crack in a sentence

There is only sand, a white ball, and a flag indicating the hole.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
When the game starts, there is only sand, a white ball, a flag indicating hole 1, and a “0” at the top of the screen.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We see a system that will indict a 20-year-old for selling crack but not a police officer for choking the life out of a citizen.
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“The crack baby myth is being recapitulated in terms of NAS,” Sunderlin said.
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The night before he bought a lot of crack-cocaine on credit with no way to pay, intending to kill himself after smoking.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Broken crocks should be strewn upon the tray, and on to this is heaped peaty soil mixed with sand.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
You speak with about as little reflection as we might expect from one of those children down there playing in the sand.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Edna looked at her feet, and noticed the sand and slime between her brown toes.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The little faces shone like polished bronze; they held their hands out, their bare feet pattered in the sand.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
This was a hard nut to crack, if his past were not to be ruthlessly severed from Angel's by a word.
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British Dictionary definitions for sand crack

sand crack

noun

vet science a deep crack or fissure in the wall of a horse's hoof, often causing lamenessSee also toe crack, quarter crack

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