Etymology

windsucker

wind·suck·er
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Today it means: A horse with the habit of windsucking. Full definition →

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The story

From wind + sucker. Where the bird or term of abuse sense is concerned, some believe the word is a recent bowdlerization of windfucker; however, it appears since at least the 17th century. See the etymology of windfucker.

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