wind-sucking

[wind-suhk-ing]

noun Veterinary Pathology.

cribbing(def 1).

Origin of wind-sucking

First recorded in 1835–45

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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 Formswindsucker, noun

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