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SADDLE SORE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("saddle sore" is a kind of...):

gall (a skin sore caused by chafing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle

Synonyms:

gall; saddle sore

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("saddle sore" is a kind of...):

animal disease (a disease that typically does not affect human beings)

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