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ringbone

UK/ˈrɪŋˌbəʊn/US/ˈrɪŋˌboʊn/

ringbone noun: a type of osteoarthritis affecting any of several bones (particularly the coffin joint or pastern) of a horse's leg or foot, marked by bone growth.

Noun

ringbone

  1. A type of osteoarthritis affecting any of several bones (particularly the coffin joint or pastern) of a horse's leg or foot, marked by bone growth.
    • “As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps ! If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself. […]”1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter XII, in The Understanding Heart

Forms of ringbone

alternative formring-bone

Origin of ringbone

Inherited from Middle English ryngbon; equivalent to ring + bone.

Questions about ringbone

What does ringbone mean?
Ringbone means a type of osteoarthritis affecting any of several bones (particularly the coffin joint or pastern) of a horse's leg or foot, marked by bone growth.
What part of speech is ringbone?
Ringbone is a noun.
How do you pronounce ringbone?
Ringbone is pronounced /ˈrɪŋˌbəʊn/ (UK).

Words near ringbone in the dictionary

  1. ringbolt hitching
  2. ringbolt hitchings
  3. ringbolts
  4. ringbond
  5. ringbonds
  6. ringbone
  7. ringboned
  8. ringcraft
  9. ringdent
  10. ringding
  11. ringdove

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