Setfast

//ˈsɛtfɑːst// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tumour on a horse's back.

    "Her brother Clint had bought a horse and saddle off that pastor and there had been a setfast under the blanket nearly the size of a griddle cake."

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"Her brother Clint had bought a horse and saddle off that pastor and there had been a setfast under the blanket nearly the size of a griddle cake."

Etymology

From set + fast.

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