windgall of a horse

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• Windgall — Wind gall , n. (Far.) A soft tumor or synovial swelling on the fetlock joint of a horse; so called from having formerly been supposed to contain air. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• windgall — [wind′gôl΄] n. [ WIND2 + GALL2] a soft swelling on the fetlock joint of a horse windgalled adj …   English World dictionary

• windgall — wind·gall .gȯl n a soft tumor or synovial swelling on a horse s leg in the region of the fetlock joint * * * wind·gall (windґgawl) distention of the joint capsule or of a tendon sheath in the region of the fetlock of a horse, caused by a… …   Medical dictionary

• windgall — noun Date: circa 1534 a soft tumor or synovial swelling on a horse s leg in the region of the fetlock joint …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• windgall — noun A puffy, typically fluid filled sac located just above the fetlock joint on a horse. Generally appearing on old or poorly kept horses. It was a Bearn pony, from twelve to fourteen years old, yellow in his hide, without a hair in his tail,… …   Wiktionary

• windgall — n. swelling on the leg of a horse …   English contemporary dictionary

• windgall — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a soft tumor or synovial swelling on a horse s leg in the region of the fetlock joint 2. : sun dog …   Useful english dictionary

• Vessicnon — Ves sic*non, Vessignon Ves sig*non, n. [F. vessigon, fr. L. vesica a bladder, blister.] (Far.) A soft swelling on a horse s leg; a windgall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vessignon — Vessicnon Ves sic*non, Vessignon Ves sig*non, n. [F. vessigon, fr. L. vesica a bladder, blister.] (Far.) A soft swelling on a horse s leg; a windgall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English