soring

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noun

The practice of making it painful for a horse's feet to touch the ground, resulting in the horse picking its feet up quickly, with the goal of accentuating its gait.

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Meanings

nounsoring (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of making it painful for a horse's feet to touch the ground, resulting in the horse picking its feet up quickly, with the goal of accentuating its gait.

Origin

From sore + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“soring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soring.

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