What is a soft tumor or synovial swelling on the fetlock joint of a horse; -- so called from having formerly been supposed to contain air called?
windgall — A soft tumor or synovial swelling on the fetlock joint of a horse; -- so called from having formerly been supposed to contain air. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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