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Definition of Hoofbound
1. a. Having a dry and contracted hoof, which occasions pain and lameness.
Definition of Hoofbound
1. Noun. (dated) Deformative contraction and dryness of the back part of the hoof of a horse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hoofbound
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Hoofbound
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hoofbound
Literary usage of Hoofbound
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by United States Bureau of Animal Industry, Leonard Pearson (1916)
"Contracted heels, or hoofbound, is a common disease among horses kept on hard
floor in dry stables, and in such as are subject to much saddle work. ..."
2. The New General and Mining Telegraph Code by Charles Algernon Moreing, Thomas Neal (1907)
"... A meeting of the principal shareholders Hoodwink A private meeting [holders
hoofbound At a private meeting of a few of the largest share- Hoofed . ..."
3. An Analytical Dictionary of the English Language, in which the Words are by David Booth (1836)
"When a horse has a pain in the fore-feet, occasioned by a dryness and contraction
of the horn, he is said to be hoofbound. The HORSE-SHOE is a flat portion ..."
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