HOOF'-BOUND, adjective A horse is said to be hoof-bound when he has a pain in the fore-feet, occasioned by the dryness and contraction of the horn of the quarters, which straightens the quarters of the heels, and often makes him lame.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.