sitfast
/ (ˈsɪtˌfɑːst) /
noun
a sore on a horse's back caused by rubbing of the saddle
Word Origin for sitfast
C17: from
sit +
fast
1 (in the sense: secure, fixed)
Words nearby sitfast
site,
site catchment analysis,
site map,
site-specific,
sitella,
sitfast,
sith,
sithee,
sithole,
sitka,
sitka spruce
Example sentences from the Web for sitfast
Animals obtained from natives not unfrequently suffer from a peculiar description of gall, known as a “sitfast.”
The precursor of the sitfast is always a swelling filled with serum and lymph, caused, as before stated, by badly-fitting harness.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley