单词 | curby |
释义 | curbyadj. Liable to be affected with curb (see curb n. 4). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [adjective] > disorders of legs > tumour spavinedc1430 gouty?1523 gourded1610 windgalled1665 gorged1688 splinted1697 gourdy1704 ringboned1712 spavied1786 grapy1838 curby1841 1841 R. Meeson & W. N. Welsby Rep. Cases Exchequer VIII. 132 The term ‘curby hocks’ indicated a peculiar form of the hock, which was considered as rendering the horse more liable to throw out a curb. 1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) ii. vi. 564 Curby hocks are also hereditary, and should be avoided. Derivatives ˈcurbily adv. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [adverb] > tumour on leg curbily1892 1892 Sport. & Dram. News 21 May 360/1 That off hock..was always rather ‘curbily’ inclined. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1841 |
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