broken-winded
Americanadjective
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Veterinary Pathology. (of a horse) suffering from heaves, or broken wind.
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short of breath; having difficulty breathing.
Example Sentences
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And then he jolted away down the lane in his shaky trap, drawn by his broken-winded pony.
From Wilton School or, Harry Campbell's Revenge by Weatherly, Fred E.
In recent cases very few changes are noticeable, but in animals that have been broken-winded for a long time the changes are well-marked.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
Why you draw your Breath as hard as a broken-winded Racer; some Qualm I suppose about this neglected Island.
From A Dialogue Between Dean Swift and Tho. Prior, Esq. In the Isles of St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, On that Memorable Day, October 9th, 1753 by Anonymous
One time in the depth of winter he returned, riding a broken-winded nag that looked even more of a hungry scarecrow than himself.
From Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout by Leighton, Robert
One fine autumn evening, in the year 1754, a country cart jogged eastwards into Market Drayton at the heels of a thick-set, shaggy-fetlocked and broken-winded cob.
From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert
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