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Webster 1913 Edition


Heaves

Heaves

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Noun.
A disease of horses, characterized by difficult breathing, with heaving of the flank, wheezing, flatulency, and a peculiar cough; broken wind.

Webster 1828 Edition


Heaves

HEAVES

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Noun.
heevz. A disease of horses, characterized by difficult and laborious respiration.

Definition 2024


heaves

heaves

English

Noun

heaves

  1. plural of heave
  2. (colloquial) A period of retching.
    I have the dry heaves, I rather just throw up and get it over with.
  3. A disease of horses characterized by coughing and difficult breathing.

Related terms

  • dry heaves

Verb

heaves

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of heave

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