hobday, v.
(ˈhɒbdeɪ)
[The name of F. T. Hobday, veterinary surgeon (1869–1939).]
trans. To operate on (a horse) in order to improve its breathing. Chiefly as vbl. n., ˈhobdaying.
| 1938 F. T. G. Hobday 50 Yrs. Vet. Surgeon iv. 55, I contributed considerably to the successful establishment of an operation now familiarly known..as being ‘Hobdayed’. 1958 J. Hislop From Start to Finish 171 Hobdaying, an operation to help the breathing of horses who are wrong in the wind, but not by putting a tube in their throat. 1963 Times 2 Mar. 3/4 A wind infirmity handicapped King of Saba last year and he has now been hobdayed. |