WINDGALL

Etymology

Noun

windgall (plural windgalls)

A puffy, typically fluid filled sac located just above the fetlock joint on a horse. Generally appearing on old or poorly kept horses.

Anagrams

• Dingwall

Source: Wiktionary


Wind"gall`, n. (Far.)

Definition: A soft tumor or synovial swelling on the fetlock joint of a horse; -- so called from having formerly been supposed to contain air.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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