DEFINITIONS

wind-sucking

[ wind-suhk-ing ]
/ ˈwɪndˌsʌk ɪŋ /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

cribbing(def 1).

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Words nearby wind-sucking

wind-chill factor, wind-down, wind-pollinated, wind-screen, wind-shaken, wind-sucking, wind-swept, windable, windage, windaus, windbag

Origin of wind-sucking

First recorded in 1835–45
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Examples from the Web for wind-sucking

  • It answers the threefold purpose, to prevent biting, crib-biting, and wind-sucking.

    Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen

British Dictionary definitions for wind-sucking

wind-sucking

noun

a harmful habit of horses in which the animal arches its neck and swallows a gulp of air

Derived forms of wind-sucking

windsucker, noun
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