- hoof wall crack
- sand c.
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hoof wall crack
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sand crack — noun a fissure in the wall of a horse s hoof often causing lameness • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease • Hyponyms: ↑toe crack, ↑quarter crack * * * noun : a fissure or lesion in the hoof wall of a horse often causing lameness see quarter crack … Useful english dictionary
sand crack — n a fissure in the wall of a horse s hoof often causing lameness * * * a crack originating at the ground level in a horse s hoof, sometimes causing lameness. Two types are the quarter c. and the toe c. Called also hoof wall c … Medical dictionary
Quarter crack — A quarter crack is a term used by horsemen to describe a vertical split in a horse hoof wall at or about the quarter or widest part of the hoof. Quarter cracks are not an uncommon injury in horses worked extensively in horseshoes.… … Wikipedia
toe crack — noun a crack on the forepart of a horse s hindfoot • Hypernyms: ↑sand crack * * * noun : a sand crack in the front wall of a horse s hoof * * * a sand crack on the front of the hoof of a horse. [1900 05] * * * toe crack, a sand crack on the front … Useful english dictionary
sand-crack — /ˈsænd kræk/ (say sand krak) noun 1. any fine crack or fissure. 2. a crack or fissure in the hoof of a horse, extending from the coronet downwards towards the sole, occurring on any part of the wall of the hoof, caused by a dryness of horn and… …
Sand crack — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quarter crack — noun a crack on the inside of a horse s forefoot • Hypernyms: ↑sand crack * * * noun : a sand crack usually in a horse s forefoot * * * Vet. Pathol. See sand crack. [1895 1900] * * * quarter crack, a crack in the side wall of a horse s hoof… … Useful english dictionary
sand crack — noun A vertical fissure in the wall of a horses hoof; a quarter crack … Wiktionary
sand crack — noun Date: 1754 a fissure in the wall of a horse s hoof often causing lameness … New Collegiate Dictionary
sand crack — noun a vertical fissure in the wall of a horse s hoof … English new terms dictionary
