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thoroughpin

thor·ough·pin [ thúrrō pin, thúrrə pin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
swelling of horse's leg: inflammation and swelling above the hock joint on both sides of a horse's leg, affecting the flexor tendon and causing lameness

[Late 18th century. <thorough "all the way through"; from the appearance of the swelling, like a pin passing through the tendon]
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