sand crack

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.

Words nearby sand crack

sand castle, sand chair, sand cherry, sand colic, sand crab, sand crack, sand cricket, sand dab, sand dollar, sand eel, sand flea

Origin of sand crack

First recorded in 1745–55

Also called quarter crack.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for sand crack

The simpler of the two is to merely apply the sand-crack belt depicted in Fig. 90.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks
It is hardly necessary to say that, with accompanying conditions such as these, the sand-crack is a deep one.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks
Often, too, cracks will appear in the horn of the quarters, and a troublesome and incurable form of sand-crack results.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks
The clamp is then adjusted, and pressed home tight by means of the sand-crack forceps (Fig. 87).
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks

In this latter instance the sand-crack usually has its origin in a nasty jagged tear at the top of the wall of the toe.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sand crack

noun Veterinary Pathology.

Content related to sand crack

Words nearby sand crack

Origin of sand crack

Examples from the Web for sand crack

British Dictionary definitions for sand crack

noun