sweeny

[ swee-nee ]
/ ˈswi ni /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

atrophy of the shoulder muscles in horses.

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Also swinney.

Origin of sweeny

1820–30, Americanism; compare dialectal German Schweine, Pennsylvania German Schwinne atrophy, Old English swindan to pine away, disappear

Words nearby sweeny

swedish mile, swedish nightingale, swedish turnip, swedish vallhund, sweelinck, sweeny, sweep, sweep account, sweep check, sweep hand, sweep off someone's feet
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British Dictionary definitions for sweeny

sweeny
/ (ˈswiːnɪ) /

noun

vet science a wasting of the shoulder muscles of a horse, esp as the result of a nerve injury

Word Origin for sweeny

C19: probably from German dialect Schweine emaciation, atrophy
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