sweeny
[ swee-nee ]
/ ˈswi ni /
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noun Veterinary Pathology.
atrophy of the shoulder muscles in horses.
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Origin of sweeny
1820–30, Americanism; compare dialectal German Schweine,Pennsylvania German Schwinne atrophy, Old English swindan to pine away, disappear
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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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