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crib-biting
crib-bit·ing (krĭb′bī′tĭng)n. An injurious habit of horses in which they bite at the edge of a feed trough or other object and swallow air at the same time.crib-biting n (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a harmful habit of horses in which the animal leans on the manger or seizes it with the teeth and swallows a gulp of air ˈcrib-ˌbiter nEncyclopediaSeecribcrib-biting
crib-biting (krĭb′bī′tĭng)n. An injurious habit of horses in which they bite at the edge of a feed trough or other object and swallow air at the same time.crib-bit·ing (krib'bīt-ing) A behavior disorder of horses in which the animal grasps the edge of an adjacent building fixture and presses down, raising the floor of its mouth, forcing the soft palate open, and sometimes swallowing air.
See: aerophagia
See also: wind-suckingCrib-biting
CRIB-BITING. A defect in horses, which consists in biting the crib while in the stable. This is not, considered as a breach of general warranty of soundness. Holt's Cas. 630. |