broken-winded
English
Adjective
broken-winded (comparative more broken-winded, superlative most broken-winded)
- (of horses) Having short breath or disordered respiration.
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(See the entry for “broken-winded”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)