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单词 knee-sprung
释义

knee-sprung

[ nee-spruhng ]
/ ˈniˌsprʌŋ /

adjective Veterinary Pathology.

(of a horse, mule, etc.) having a forward bowing of the knee caused by shortening of the flexor tendons.

Origin of knee-sprung

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby knee-sprung

knee reflex, kneesies, knee-slapper, knee-socks, knee spavin, knee-sprung, knees-up, knee-trembling, kneidel, knell, Kneller
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Example sentences from the Web for knee-sprung

  • A cadaverous horse, knee-sprung and wheezy, dragged the van at the gait of a caterpillar.

    Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905|Various
  • A horseman would have called him knee-sprung and declared he stumbled.

    The Man from the Bitter Roots|Caroline Lockhart
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