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sweeny
[ swee-nee ]
noun
, Veterinary Pathology.
- atrophy of the shoulder muscles in horses.
sweeny
/ ˈswiːnɪ /
noun
- vet science a wasting of the shoulder muscles of a horse, esp as the result of a nerve injury
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sweeny1
An Americanism first recorded in 1820–30; compare dialectal German Schweine, Pennsylvania Dutch Schwinne “atrophy,” Old English swindan “to pine away, disappear”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sweeny1
C19: probably from German dialect Schweine emaciation, atrophy
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Example Sentences
Little Sweeny says, in his Irish brogue, 'I can march twic't as fur for the seein' av her!'
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Around Sweeny, who garrisoned the left-hand wagon of the rearmost line, the fight was particularly noisy.
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Little Sweeny, finding that his mule was being crowded by an Apache's horse, uttered some indignant yelps.
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Sweeny instantly fired, and brought down another Apache, quite accidentally.
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At that short distance Sweeny would hardly have missed; and the nearest Apache, leaning forward with outspread arms, fell dead.
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