wind-sucking

American  

[wind-suhk-ing] / ˈwɪndˌsʌk ɪŋ /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. cribbing.

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wind-sucking British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• windsucker noun

Etymology

Origin of wind-sucking

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

By not easing into it, you end up exhausted much sooner than expected, and the tail end of your run becomes a wind-sucking session.

From Time

Eighteen months ago, Rasheed Wallace suited up for what most assumed was his final N.B.A. game, playing 36 grueling, wind-sucking minutes in lieu of an injured Kendrick Perkins for the Celtics in their heartbreaking Game 7 loss to the Lakers in the 2010 N.B.A.

From New York Times

It was answered by the wind-sucking thump of an Israeli bazooka fired from the beach 100 yds. away.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Project Gutenberg

“Crib-biting” is a vicious habit in horses, probably due in the first instance to indigestion; the horse seizes the manger or other object in its teeth, and draws in the breath, known as “wind-sucking”; the habit may be checked by the use of a throat-strap.

From Project Gutenberg