SALLENDERS

Etymology

Noun

sallenders pl (plural only)

An eruption on the hind leg of a horse.

Anagrams

• sellanders

Source: Wiktionary


Sal"len*ders, n. pl. Etym: [F. solandres, solandre.] (Far.)

Definition: An eruption on the hind leg of a horse. [Written also sellanders, and sellenders.] On the inside of the hock, or a little below it, as well as at the bend of the knee, there is occasionally a scurfy eruption called "mallenders" in the fore leg, and "sallenders" in the hind leg. Youatt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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