sand crack


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

Origin of sand crack

1
First recorded in 1745–55

Words Nearby sand crack

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How to use sand crack in a sentence

  • 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 reasons for these positions being so affected we shall deal with when treating of the causes of sand-crack in general.

    Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
  • So far, our observations on the causes of sand-crack have referred to that form occurring in the wall.

    Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
  • 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
  • Usually, the animal with sand-crack is brought for his inspection when lameness has arisen from it.

    Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks

British Dictionary definitions for sand crack

sand crack

noun
  1. vet science a deep crack or fissure in the wall of a horse's hoof, often causing lameness: See also toe crack, quarter crack

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