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suffraginous

/səˈfɹæd͡ʒɪnəs/

suffraginous adjective: of or relating to the hock of an animal.

Adjective

suffraginous (not comparable)

  1. (nonce-word, obsolete) Of or relating to the hock of an animal.
    • The different flexure and order of the joints might also countenance the same, being not disposed in the Elephant, as they are in other quadrupedes, but carry a nearer conformity unto those of Man; that is, the bought of the fore-legs, not directly backward, but laterally and somewhat inward; but...1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Origin of suffraginous

From Latin suffraginosus (“diseased in the hock”), from suffrago (“the pastern, or hock”).

Questions about suffraginous

What does suffraginous mean?
Suffraginous means of or relating to the hock of an animal.
What part of speech is suffraginous?
Suffraginous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce suffraginous?
Suffraginous is pronounced /səˈfɹæd͡ʒɪnəs/.

Words near suffraginous in the dictionary

  1. suffragette
  2. suffragettes
  3. suffragetting
  4. suffragettism
  5. suffragial
  6. suffraginous
  7. suffragism
  8. suffragist
  9. suffragistic
  10. suffragists
  11. suffragitis

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