"cold-back" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cold-back (not comparable)
  1. (of a horse) Refusing to bear weight on its back; bucking and shying when anything is put on the back. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cold-back-en-adj-xDLchVIy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: coldback, cold back

Noun

Forms: cold-backs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cold-back (countable and uncountable, plural cold-backs)
  1. A syndrome in which a horse refuses to accept anything on its back (often a symptom of chronic lower back soreness) Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cold-back-en-noun-tdL3oSMv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 58 1
  2. A horse with cold-back. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cold-back-en-noun-pYNg0JEo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: coldback, cold back

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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