Definitions for knee-sprung

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Spelling: [nee-spruhng]
IPA: /ˈniˌsprʌŋ/

Knee-Sprung is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 347 anagrams from letters in knee-sprung (-eegknnprsu).

Definitions for knee-sprung

adjective

  1. (of a horse, mule, etc.) having a forward bowing of the knee caused by shortening of the flexor tendons.

Origin of knee-sprung

An Americanism dating back to 1870-75

Examples for knee-sprung

A cadaverous horse, knee-sprung and wheezy, dragged the van at the gait of a caterpillar.

A horseman would have called him knee-sprung and declared he stumbled.

Word Value for knee-sprung
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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