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hobday

Pronunciation: /ˈhɒbdeɪ/
Definition of hobday

verb

[with object] British
  • operate on (a horse) to improve its breathing by pinning back the vocal fold in the larynx: Glencroft had a season to remember in 1988 after being hobdayed

Origin:

1930s: named after Sir Frederick T. G. Hobday (1869–1939), the British veterinary surgeon who introduced the technique

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