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windgall
windgall1 (ˈwɪndgɔːl) Forms: see wind n.1 and gall n.2; also 7 -gaul. A soft tumour on either side of a horse's leg just above the fetlock, caused by distension of the synovial bursa.1523–34 Fitzherb. Husb. §99 Wyndgalles is a lyghte sorance, and commeth of great labour. 1596 Shakes. Tam. Shr. iii. ...
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pompardy
† pompardy Obs. rare. Alleged name for a disease of horses.1630 J. Taylor (Water P.) Navy of Land Ships Wks. i. 90/1 The Chinegall, the Nauelgall, Windgall, Spurgall,..the Anticore, and the Pompardye.
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weather-gall
weather-gall Also 6, 9 Sc. -gaw, 9 -go. [f. weather n. + gall n.2 Cf. G. wettergalle, Du. weergal; also watergall 2 and windgall.] An imperfect rainbow, believed to be a presage of storm: = watergall 2. Sometimes applied to other appearances in the sky to which the same significance is attributed.16...
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gall
▪ I. gall, n.1 (gɔːl) Forms: 1 ᵹealla, (ealla), Anglian galla, 3–4 ȝalle, 3–6 galle, 4 gawle, 4–5 gal, gale, 6–7 gaule, 7–8 gaul, 7 gawl, 6–9 Sc. gaw, 4– gall. [OE. ᵹealla wk. masc., agrees in meaning with OS. galia fem., MDu. galle fem., (Du. gal fem.), OHG. galla fem., (MHG. and G. galle fem.), an...
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splint
▪ I. splint, n. (splɪnt) Forms: α. 4–6 splente, 4–9 splent (5 splentt, 6 splenntt, spleynt). β. 5–6 splynt(e, splinte, 6– splint. [a. MDu. splinte (Du. splint), or MLG. splinte, splente (LG. splinte, splente, and splint, whence G., Da., Sw., Norw. splint) metal plate or pin, = OHG. splinza ‘repagulu...
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shackle
▪ I. shackle, n.1 (ˈʃæk(ə)l) Forms: α. 1 sceacul, scacul, 3 scheakel, 4 schackle, schakel, 4–5 schakle, 5 shakill, schakyl(l, -ylle, schakkyl, 5–6 shakyl, 5–7 shakel, 6 schakill, schaccle, shakyll, shackil, -yll, 6–7 shackel(l, 6–9 now dial. shakle, (7 schackell), 9 dial. sheakle, 6– shackle. β. nor...
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