Originally, a painful swelling, pustule, or blister, esp. in a horse (cf. windgall, n.1). In later use (? influenced by gall, v.1), a sore or wound…
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [noun] > chafing or galling (18) gallc1440 Originally, a painful swelling, pustule, or blister, esp. in a horse (cf. windgall, n.1). In later use (? influenced by gall, v.1), a sore or wound… navel-gall?1523 A gall or bruise in the middle of a horse's back. spur-galling1566 saddle boil1591 Forming adjectives and nouns relating to the (injurious) effects of riding, as saddle boil, saddle bruise; †saddle bitten, saddle weary, adjs. saddle bruise1591 Forming adjectives and nouns relating to the (injurious) effects of riding, as saddle boil, saddle bruise; †saddle bitten, saddle weary, adjs. shackle-gall1596 a sore under the fetlock of a horse, caused by the galling of the shackle (cf. 5a); hence shackle-galled adj. warble1607 A small hard tumour, caused by the pressure of the saddle on a horse's back. Usually plural. pince1610 A sore, swollen, or chafed area on the back of a horse. stickfast1610 In a horse: a superficial area of hard, gangrenous skin, often surrounded by an ulcerated margin, caused by pressure from the saddle or harness; a… saddle galla1637 a sore on the back of a horse, produced by the chafing of a saddle. spur-gall1655 A gall caused or produced by the spur. Also figurative. collar-gall1684 a wound produced (on a horse) by the rubbing of the collar; so collar-galled adj. saddle mark1687 A mark on a horse's back resulting from the friction of a saddle, often showing as a whitish patch of hair or skin. holster-gall1689 a gall caused by the chafing of a holster. navel-galling1691 gall-spot1713 a mark produced by chafing. warble tumour1805 saddle sore1873 a sore caused by the chafing of a saddle. |
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