'Springhalt' definitions:

Definition of 'Springhalt'

From: GCIDE
  • Springhalt \Spring"halt`\ (-h[add]lt`), n. (Far.) A kind of lameness in a horse. See Stringhalt. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'springhalt'

From: GCIDE
  • Stringhalt \String"halt`\, n. (Far.) An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock. [Written also springhalt.] [1913 Webster]