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water gut

water gut noun: a horse's caecum.

Noun

water gut (plural water guts)

  1. (dated) A horse's caecum.
    • In this point of the water gut you will find an accumulation of sand, grit, &c., which are difficult to pass out.1915 January, “The Horse: Outlines of Anatomy for First Aid”, in Journal of the Department of Agriculture, South Australia, page 515

Forms of water gut

pluralwater guts

Questions about water gut

What does water gut mean?
Water gut means a horse's caecum.
What part of speech is water gut?
Water gut is a noun.
What is the plural of water gut?
The plural of water gut is water guts.

Words near water gut in the dictionary

  1. water gruels
  2. water gum
  3. water gums
  4. water gun
  5. water guns
  6. water gut
  7. water guts
  8. water hammer
  9. water hammers
  10. water hardness
  11. water hardnesses

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