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sweeny
[ swee-nee ]
/ Ëswi ni /
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noun Veterinary Pathology.
atrophy of the shoulder muscles in horses.
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Also swin·ney [swin-ee] /ËswÉȘn i/ .
Origin of sweeny
An Americanism first recorded in 1820â30; compare dialectal German Schweine, Pennsylvania Dutch Schwinne âatrophy,â Old English swindan âto pine away, disappearâ
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sweeny
/ (ËswiËnÉȘ) /
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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