- Broken-winded
- Broken-winded Bro"ken-wind`ed, a. (Far.) Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse. [1913 Webster]
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Broken-winded
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broken-winded — [brō′kənwin΄did] adj. gasping with or as with the heaves * * * See broken wind. * * * … Universalium
broken-winded — [brō′kənwin΄did] adj. gasping with or as with the heaves … English World dictionary
broken-winded — adjective Date: 1580 affected with or as if with heaves < a broken winded horse > … New Collegiate Dictionary
broken-winded — adjective see broken wind … Useful english dictionary
broken-winded — bro·ken wind·ed wind əd adj affected with heaves … Medical dictionary
broken wind — broken winded, adj. /wind/, Vet. Pathol. heave (def. 26). [1745 55] * * * … Universalium
broken — past part. of BREAK(1). adj. 1 that has been broken; out of order. 2 (of a person) reduced to despair; beaten. 3 (of a language or of speech) spoken falteringly and with many mistakes, as by a foreigner (broken English). 4 disturbed, interrupted… … Useful english dictionary
winded — windedness, n. /win did/, adj. 1. out of breath. 2. having wind or breath of a specified kind (usually used in combination): short winded; broken winded. [1400 50; late ME; see WIND1, ED3] * * * … Universalium
broken wind — noun another term for COPD in horses. Derivatives broken winded adjective … English new terms dictionary
broken wind — /broʊkən ˈwɪnd/ (say brohkuhn wind) noun → heaves. –broken winded, adjective …
