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sidebone

sidebone noun: a morbid growth or deposit of bony matter at the sides of the coronet and coffin bone of a horse.

Noun

sidebone (plural sidebones)

  1. A morbid growth or deposit of bony matter at the sides of the coronet and coffin bone of a horse.
    • ringbone and sidebone co-exist in the same leg, […]where the three bones are completely anchylosed1861, John Henry Walsh, The Horse in the Stable and in the Field

Forms of sidebone

pluralsidebones

Origin of sidebone

From side + bone.

Questions about sidebone

What does sidebone mean?
Sidebone means a morbid growth or deposit of bony matter at the sides of the coronet and coffin bone of a horse.
What part of speech is sidebone?
Sidebone is a noun.
What is the plural of sidebone?
The plural of sidebone is sidebones.

Words near sidebone in the dictionary

  1. sideblown
  2. sideboard
  3. sideboarded
  4. sideboarding
  5. sideboards
  6. sidebone
  7. sidebones
  8. sideboob
  9. sideboobs
  10. Sidebotham
  11. Sidebothams

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