springhalt
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Springhalt — Spring halt ( h[add]lt ), n. (Far.) A kind of lameness in a horse. See {Stringhalt}. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
springhalt — [spriŋ′hôlt΄] n. STRINGHALT … English World dictionary
springhalt — Stringhalt String halt , n. (Far.) An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock. [Written also {springhalt}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
springhalt — /spring hawlt /, n. Vet. Pathol. stringhalt. [1605 15; alter. by assoc. with SPRING] * * * … Universalium
springhalt — spring·halt … English syllables
springhalt — /ˈsprɪŋhɔlt/ (say springhawlt) noun → stringhalt …
springhalt — ˈspriŋˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: by alteration : stringhalt … Useful english dictionary
Stringhalt — String halt , n. (Far.) An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock. [Written also {springhalt}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stringhalt — stringhalted, stringhalty, adj. stringhaltedness, n. /string hawlt /, n. Vet. Pathol. a nerve disorder in horses, causing exaggerated flexing movements of the hind legs in walking. Also, springhalt. [1515 25; STRING + HALT2] * * * … Universalium
spring — 1. verb /sprɪŋ/ a) To start to exist. Sometimes the ideas spring to life fully formed. b) To jump or leap. He sprang up from his seat. Syn … Wiktionary
