broken wind

noun

A respiratory disease or chronic condition of horses involving an allergic bronchitis characterised by wheezing, coughing and laboured breathing.

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heaves
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Meanings

nounbroken wind (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA respiratory disease or chronic condition of horses involving an allergic bronchitis characterised by wheezing, coughing and laboured breathing.
  2. uncountableFlatulence.
verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of break wind

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks

Similar
heaves
Broader
animal disease
Also see
heaves

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

broken wind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broken%20wind

MLA

“broken wind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broken%20wind. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broken wind,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broken%20wind.

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