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quarter crack

quarter crack

1 9.9
A vertical crack on the inside of a horse's front hoof that can make the horse limp
  • noun
  • /ˈkwɔrtər kræk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : grieta en el casco
  • After inspecting the hoof, the farrier found a deep quarter crack that needed immediate attention.

Examples

  • She noticed a painful quarter crack in the hoof wall of the horse during the routine checkup.

  • That quarter crack is getting worse.

    Hidalgo (2004)

  • The veterinarian diagnosed the horse with a quarter crack on its right forefoot.

Synonyms

crack
vsquarter crack
267 1.0

A long narrow opening in a surface

is a specific vertical split on the inner forefoot of a horse
sand crack
vsquarter crack
  • Specialized
9.8

A vertical crack in a horse's hoof that can cause pain

is on the inner forefoot side and may extend deeper through the wall

Surface Forms

quarter crack singular
quarter cracks plural

Morphology

quarter + crack

The compound is compositionally built from 'quarter' (a part or section) + 'crack' (a split), so a learner can infer it denotes a crack located in the quarter section of something. However, the headword uses a domain-specific sense of 'quarter' (hoof/shoe panel) and names a technical veterinary condition, so a B1 learner who knows the common senses of the words may only partially grasp the precise referent and domain, making it partially predictable but not fully transparent.

Etymology

Quarter crack comes from parts of a horse's hoof: the sides are called the quarters, and a crack there is a long split up the hoof wall. So, it means 'a vertical crack in the inner side of a horse's forefoot' that can cause pain or lameness.