windgall

[ wind-gawl ]

/ ˈwɪndˌgɔl /

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noun Veterinary Pathology.

a puffy distention of the synovial bursa at the fetlock joint.

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Origin of windgall

First recorded in 1515–25; wind¹ + gall²

OTHER WORDS FROM windgall

windgalled, adjective

Words nearby windgall

windfall, windfall tax, windfarm, windflaw, windflower, windgall, wind gap, wind gauge, wind generator, Windham, wind harp

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How to use windgall in a sentence

If Windgall suffered, he had a solid compensation locked in the drawers of his library table.
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Windgall caught only the first three words; he tugged at the bell-pull, and sent for a doctor.
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Kimberley went home in a tremor of nervous anxiety, and Windgall sent for his daughter.
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They were outside the Windgall Arms, and Kimberley understood.
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He turned round apologetically, and confronted the Earl of Windgall.
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British Dictionary definitions for windgall

windgall

/ (ˈwɪndˌɡɔːl) /

noun

vet science a soft swelling in the area of the fetlock joint of a horse

Derived forms of windgall

windgalled, adjective

Word Origin for windgall

C16: from wind 1 + gall ²

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