Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

windgall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: windgall
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A puffy, typically fluid filled sac located just above the fetlock joint on a horse, generally appearing on old or poorly kept horses.

Example Sentences

"It was a Bearn pony, from twelve to fourteen years old, yellow in his hide, without a hair in his tail, but not without windgalls on his legs […]"

Etymology

From wind + gall.

Inflected Forms

windgalls (plural)

Synonyms

windpuff

Questions

What does windgall mean?: A puffy, typically fluid filled sac located just above the fetlock joint on a horse, generally appearing on old or poorly kept horses.
Where does windgall come from?: From wind + gall.

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