- thor|ough|pin
- thor|ough|pin «THUR oh PIHN», noun.a swelling in the sheath of a tendon above a horse's hock, appearing on both sides of the leg as if a pin were passing through, sometimes causing lameness.
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thoroughpin — thor·ough·pin thər ə .pin, thə rə n a synovial swelling just above the hock of a horse on both sides of the leg and slightly anterior to the hamstring tendon that is often associated with lameness * * * thor·ough·pin (thurґo pin) a distention of… … Medical dictionary
thoroughpin — thor•ough•pin [[t]ˈθɜr əˌpɪn, ˈθʌr [/t]] n. vet an abnormal swelling just above the hock of a horse • Etymology: 1780–90 … From formal English to slang
Thoroughpin — Thor ough*pin , n. (Far.) A disease of the hock (sometimes of the knee) of a horse, caused by inflammation of the synovial membrane and a consequent excessive secretion of the synovial fluid; probably so called because there is usually an oval… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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