Crib-biting
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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 soundness. Holt's Cas. 630.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.