broken wind

broken wind
broken wind n HEAVES (1)

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  • Broken wind — Bro ken wind (Far.) The heaves. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • broken wind — n. Vet.Med. HEAVES …   English World dictionary

  • broken wind — broken winded, adj. /wind/, Vet. Pathol. heave (def. 26). [1745 55] * * * …   Universalium

  • broken wind — /broʊkən ˈwɪnd/ (say brohkuhn wind) noun → heaves. –broken winded, adjective …  

  • broken wind — bro′ken wind′ [[t]wɪnd[/t]] n. vet heave 19) • Etymology: 1745–55 bro′ken wind′ed, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • broken wind — noun another term for COPD in horses. Derivatives broken winded adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • broken wind — noun a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks • Syn: ↑heaves • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease …   Useful english dictionary

  • broken-wind — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wind-broken — Wind bro ken, a. Having the power of breathing impaired by the rupture, dilatation, or running together of air cells of the lungs, so that while the inspiration is by one effort, the expiration is by two; affected with pulmonary emphysema or with …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wind-broken — [wind′brō΄kən] adj. Vet.Med. having the heaves …   English World dictionary

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