ringbone
See also: ring-bone
English edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle English ryngbon; equivalent to ring + bone.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈrɪŋˌbəʊn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈrɪŋˌboʊn/, /ˈriŋˌboʊn/
Noun edit
ringbone
- osteoarthritis affecting any of several bones of a horse's foot
- 1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter XII, in The Understanding Heart:
- “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. […] ”
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