DUST-BALL
\dˈʌstbˈɔːl], \dˈʌstbˈɔːl], \d_ˈʌ_s_t_b_ˈɔː_l]\
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A disease in horses in which a ball sometimes as hard as iron is formed in the intestinal canal owing to overfeeding with corn and barley dust. Its presence is indicated by a haggard countenance, a distressed eye, a distended belly, and hurried respiration.
By Daniel Lyons
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