springhalt

English

Alternative forms

• stringhalt

Noun

springhalt (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) A kind of lameness in horses, causing the animal to twitch its leg up suddenly.

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Danish

Adjective

springhalt

1. A lameness or injury in pigs or other domestic animals, causing the animal to avoid standing on a diseased leg and to move by jumping.

References

• “springhalt” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog