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crepance

crepance noun: 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.

Noun

crepance (plural crepances)

  1. (archaic) 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.

Forms of crepance

pluralcrepances

Origin of crepance

Compare Latin crepare (“to crack”).

Questions about crepance

What does crepance mean?
Crepance means 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.
What part of speech is crepance?
Crepance is a noun.
What is the plural of crepance?
The plural of crepance is crepances.

Words near crepance in the dictionary

  1. creosotes
  2. creosoting
  3. creotard
  4. creotards
  5. crep
  6. crepance
  7. crepances
  8. crepature
  9. crepatures
  10. crepe
  11. crepe de chine

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