See Also: CRIB-BITING(law)
crib-biting(medicine)
biting(dictionary)
biting(dictionary)
biting in(medicine)
crib(2)(dictionary)
crib(1)(dictionary)
biting strength(medicine)
nail-biting(dictionary)
nail biting(medicine)

Viking (oh) and CRIB-BITING (law)


Viking (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Old Norse; Origin: vikingr, perhaps from vik 'bay, inlet' or from Old English wic 'camp']
a member of the group of Scandinavian people who sailed in ships to attack areas along the coasts of northern and western Europe from the 8th to 11th centuries

CRIB-BITING (law)


CRIB-BITING. A defect in horses, which consists in biting the crib while in the stable. This is not, considered as a breach of General warranty of the stable. This is not, considered as a breach of General warranty of soundness. Holt' s Cas. 630. soundness. Holt' s Cas. 630.