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windgall

[ wind-gawl ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.
  1. a puffy distention of the synovial bursa at the fetlock joint.


windgall

/ ˈwɪndˌɡɔːl /

noun

  1. vet science a soft swelling in the area of the fetlock joint of a horse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈwindˌgalled, adjective
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Other Words From

  • windgalled adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of windgall1

First recorded in 1515–25; wind 1 + gall 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of windgall1

C16: from wind 1+ gall ²
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Example Sentences

If Windgall suffered, he had a solid compensation locked in the drawers of his library table.

Windgall caught only the first three words; he tugged at the bell-pull, and sent for a doctor.

Kimberley went home in a tremor of nervous anxiety, and Windgall sent for his daughter.

They were outside the Windgall Arms, and Kimberley understood.

He turned round apologetically, and confronted the Earl of Windgall.

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