crib-biting

English

Noun

crib-biting (uncountable)

1. (equestrianism) A stereotypy in horses consisting of seizing the manger or other solid, usually wooden, object with the teeth and sucking in wind.

   Synonym: cribbing

Related terms

• crib-biter
• cribber

References

• “crib-biting”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.