Broken-winded
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Broken-winded is an adjective meaning (of horses, archaic) Suffering from a shortness of breath or similar respiratory problem.
Meaning
(of horses, archaic) Suffering from a shortness of breath or similar respiratory problem.
Example Sentences
My horse would have trotted to Clifton within the hour, if left to himself, and I have almost broke my arm with pulling him in to that cursed broken-winded jade’s pace.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shortwinded, short-winded, shortbreathed, broken-backed, dyspneic, breathy.
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