单词 | springhalt |
释义 | springhaltn.adj. A. n. A condition in horses characterized by involuntary flexion of the hind leg or legs; = stringhalt n. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [noun] > disorders of legs > stringhalt cord?1523 stringhalt?1523 maryhinchcho1610 springhalt1610 strangle-halt1624 string1650 haltstring1673 wild mare hunch (hinch, hitch)1703 stringhaltedness1889 1610 J. Mason Turke sig. C 3v Their vnderstandings..by reason of a generall spring, halt [read spring-halt] and debility in their hamms (heauens know) are most falteringly feeble. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII i. iii. 13 They haue all new legs, And lame ones; one would take it..the Spauen A[nd] Spring-halt rain'd among 'em. View more context for this quotation 1639 J. Taylor Divers Crabtree Lect. 67 Thou [sc. a farrier] art troubled..with..the Spring-halt in thy hippes,..the Scratches in thy heels. 1849 in R. Southey Common-place Bk. 2nd Ser. 535/1 (heading) Curious cure for the springhalt. 1872 J. Spilling Giles's Trip to London (ed. 28) viii. 71 Setting down my feet as light as I could, and snatching 'em up quick, like a hoss..with the spring-halt. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 871 Sudden flexion of the leg or thigh..has been spoken of as ‘Springhalt tic’. 1907 J. G. Holmstrom Stand. Blacksmithing, Horseshoeing & Wagon Making 173 Stringhalt, or springhalt, as it is sometimes called, consists in a spasmodic jerk in the hind legs, sometimes only one leg being affected. 2004 I. G. Mayhew in P. Dixon et al. Proc. Workshop Equine Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy 12/1 Stringhalt, also known as springhalt and Hahnentritt, is an disease recorded from ancient times that is characterised by a sudden, apparently involuntary, exaggerated flexion of one or both hind limbs during attempted movement. B. adj. Affected with this condition. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [adjective] > disorders of legs > stringhalt stringhalt1675 stringhalted1687 springhalt1718 string-halty1849 1718 F. Hutchinson Hist. Ess. conc. Witchcraft ix. 128 Dost thou not..twitch up thy Houghs just like a Springhault Tit? 1864 O. L. Jackson in Colonel's Diary (1922) 174 He has been a noble animal but is badly spring halt. 1950 Case & Comment Jan. 7 Effie is spavined, Addie is spring-halt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1610 |
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