crepance

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noun

An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg, and sometimes causing an ulcer.

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Meanings

nouncrepance (plural crepances)

plural crepances

  1. archaicAn injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg, and sometimes causing an ulcer.

Origin

Compare Latin crepare (“to crack”).

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APA

crepance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crepance

MLA

“crepance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crepance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crepance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crepance.

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