Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Afflicted with drying and contraction of the hoof, resulting in lameness. Used of a horse.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In farriery, having a dryness and contraction of the hoof which occasions pain and lameness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Far.) Having a dry and contracted hoof, which occasions pain and lameness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dated
Deformative contraction anddryness of the back part of thehoof of ahorse .
Etymologies
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hoof + bound
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Examples
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According to the opinion of some of the French veterinarians, hoofbound should be divided into two classes -- total contraction, in which the whole foot is shrunken in size, and contraction of the heels, when the trouble extends only from the quarters backward.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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Contracted heels, or hoofbound, is a common disease among horses kept on hard floor in dry stables, and in such as are subject to much saddle work.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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