grogginessn.
/ˈɡrɒɡɪnɪs/ The condition or state of being groggy.
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1818 Sporting Mag. 2 171 Grogginess is a common term for fullness and swelling in the legs.
1831 W. Youatt Horse xiii. 252 The peculiar knuckling over of the fetlock-joint, and tottering of the whole of the fore-leg, known by the name of grogginess, and which is so often seen in old and over-worked horses.
1849 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) I. 342/1 A single journey may produce lameness; it may give the horse spavin, or grogginess.
1884 Sat. Rev. 5 July 27/2 It is a breach of a warranty of soundness if the warranted horse suffers from grogginess.
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