bute
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- noun
- /bjuːt/
- Specialized
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bute
- The horse was given bute to reduce inflammation after the race.
Examples
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It would seem that sore horses taking bute would be more likely to suffer breakdowns.
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Is it possible that the widespread use of the NSAID bute is why we have the huge expansion of horses using Lasix since the 1980s?
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Why is all the emphasis on Lasix with no talk of routine bute use?
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- A little bute.
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I wonder if there are studies out there on this... and that's why you mostly see horses run on both bute and salix.
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So there's various things out there that you can take like Feni Bute or or GABA, you know that can that you can take before bed helps you sleep.
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They got him tanked up on tranquillisers and bute, stickin' him full of needles...
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Veterinarians often prescribe bute to help alleviate pain in injured horses.
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After the surgery, the owner was advised to administer bute to aid in the recovery process.
Synonyms
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A medicine that reduces pain and swelling in animals, often used for horses and formerly for people
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bute is a common short form of the drug name phenylbutazone, often called butazone. So bute is like a nickname for the medicine used to reduce pain and swelling in animals, especially horses.