stringhalt

[ string-hawlt ]
/ ˈstrɪŋˌhɔlt /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

a nerve disorder in horses, causing exaggerated flexing movements of the hind legs in walking.
Also springhalt.

Origin of stringhalt

First recorded in 1515–25; string + halt2

OTHER WORDS FROM stringhalt

string·halt·ed, string·halt·y, adjective string·halt·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby stringhalt

stringency, stringendo, stringent, stringer, stringer bead, stringhalt, stringholder, stringing, stringpiece, strings, strings attached

Example sentences from the Web for stringhalt

  • He had stringhalt, I think, and Dr. Fred said he was getting less worth every day and after awhile would not be fit to travel.

    White Dandy; or, Master and I |Velma Caldwell Melville

  • Foot-ball produces what may be called the endogenous or ingrowing toenail, stringhalt and mania.

    A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories |Edgar Wilson (Bill) Nye

British Dictionary definitions for stringhalt

stringhalt
/ (ˈstrɪŋˌhɔːlt) /

noun

vet science a sudden spasmodic lifting of the hind leg of a horse, resulting from abnormal contraction of the flexor muscles of the hock Also called: springhalt

Word Origin for stringhalt

C16: probably string + halt ²