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Noun: stringhalt  'string,holt [N. Amer], 'string,hólt or 'string,holt [Brit]
  1. An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock

Derived forms: stringhalts

Encyclopedia: Stringhalt