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sweeny

sweeny noun: an atrophy of the muscles, especially of the shoulder, in horses.

Noun

sweeny (uncountable)

  1. An atrophy of the muscles, especially of the shoulder, in horses.
    Synonyms:
    Sweeney shoulder

Proper noun capitalized: Sweeny

Sweeny (plural Sweenys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Synonyms of sweeny

  • Sweeney shoulder

Forms of sweeny

Noun
alternative formswinney
Proper noun
pluralSweenys

Origin of sweeny

Variant of Sweeney.

Questions about sweeny

What does sweeny mean?
Sweeny means an atrophy of the muscles, especially of the shoulder, in horses.
What part of speech is sweeny?
Sweeny can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near sweeny in the dictionary

  1. sweem
  2. Sween
  3. Sweeney
  4. Sweeneys
  5. Sweens
  6. sweeny
  7. Sweenys
  8. sweep
  9. sweep along
  10. sweep aside
  11. sweep away

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