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Webster 1828 Edition

Crepance

CREPANCE

, CREPANE,
Noun.
[L., to burst.] A chop or cratch in a horses leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot crossing and striking the other hind foot. It sometimes degenerates into an ulcer.

Definition 2024

crepance

crepance

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Alternative forms

  • crepane (erroneous, found in some dictionaries)

Noun

crepance ‎(plural crepances)

  1. An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg, and sometimes causing an ulcer.

Etymology

Compare Latin crepare to crack.

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