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wind-sucking

[wind-suhk-ing]
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noun Veterinary Pathology.
  1. cribbing(def 1).
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Origin of wind-sucking

First recorded in 1835–45
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Historical Examples

  • 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
  1. a harmful habit of horses in which the animal arches its neck and swallows a gulp of air
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Derived Formswindsucker, noun
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