springhalt
[ spring-hawlt ]
Origin of springhalt
1First recorded in 1605–15; alteration by association with spring
Words Nearby springhalt
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How to use springhalt in a sentence
At a little distance grazed an old horse, gray and gaunt, springhalt and spavined, with ribs like Death's own.
To Have and To Hold | Mary Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for springhalt
springhalt
/ (ˈsprɪŋˌhɔːlt) /
noun
vet science another name for stringhalt
Origin of springhalt
1C17: probably an alteration, influenced by spring, of stringhalt
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