CREPANCE
Etymology
Noun
crepance (plural crepances)
An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg, and sometimes causing an ulcer.
Usage notes
• The erroneous form crepane is found in some dictionaries.
Source: Wiktionary
Cre"pance (kr"pans), Cre"pane (kr"pn), n. Etym: [Cf. L. crepare to
crack.] (Far.)
Definition: An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot
striking and cutting the other leg. It sometimes forms an ulcer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition