wind-broken

[wind-broh-kuh n]

adjective Veterinary Pathology. (of horses)

having the breathing impaired; affected with heaves.

Origin of wind-broken

First recorded in 1595–1605

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Historical Examples of wind-broken

If he bought a horse, it was sure to prove spavined or wind-broken.
The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII)
John Greenleaf Whittier
I'd rather drive a team of wind-broken mustangs, any day in the year!
The Real Man
Francis Lynde
The group lugubriously settled in a circle upon an assemblage of wind-broken red velvet chairs and wooden stools.
Free Air
Sinclair Lewis
He was wind-broken and undoubtedly would have played out before we got through the mountains.
The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska
Frank Gee Patchin
These wind-broken chaps are always in before the second death, seeing they always miss the first.
Pierre; or The Ambiguities
Herman Melville

British Dictionary definitions for wind-broken

wind-broken

adjective

(of a horse) asthmatic or heaving

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