ringbone

名词 n.
/ˈrɪŋˌbəʊn/    /ˈrɪŋˌboʊn/|/ˈriŋˌboʊn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type of osteoarthritis affecting any of several bones (particularly the coffin joint or pastern) of a horse's leg or foot, marked by bone growth.
    — “As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps ! If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself. […]”

词形变化

ring-bone alternative

词源

Inherited from Middle English ryngbon; equivalent to ring + bone.
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