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Sand-crack — shuqdq, m., Ar. : in Arabic also na-mlah. 



Savage, to — vide Biter. 



Scab — ththu, f., H., lit. "potsherd," is applied by stablemen to an 



unhealthy scab that will not peel off, concealing a wound that won't 



granulate. 

 Scarify — pachhne denu, to cut lines in the skin, as the three cuts on the 



cheek made by Arabs born in Mekkah : vide Lancet. 

 " Scintillant " — akhgariya, adj. and subs. m. (from akhgar, " an 



ember ") ; said of a horse that emits electric sparks when groomed ; 



objected to. 

 Scissors — qainchl, f., T., scissors or clippers. 

 " Scorpion "—vide Blaze. 

 Scrotum — fota: [kls, Ar.]. 

 Scurf — rusl, i. 



Season — dlang land, to come to season. 

 Seat — dsdn, m., H. : uskd dsdn dh'ild. hai, " he has a loose scat " : javi-kar 



baithtd hai, "he sits close." 

 Seedy-toe — sum men khushhl d-gd,i, lit. " dryness has come into the 



hoof." 

 Send Or — red oxide of lead. 

 Sesamdm — til, m., H. : vide Linseed. 

 Shaft — bam, f., H. : bdr-kash ki chungi, f., shaft-tug. 

 Shape — dhang, m., H. : surat ki qabdhat, ill-shape, ugliness, or outward 



defect : vide Defect. 

 " Sheath " — gh ildf, m., Ar. : vide Excrescence. 

 Shoe — na% m., horse-shoe: kothl-ddr na^l, Panj., a plate of iron with 



hole in the middle, aa all round Indian shoo : gol-naH (ditto) ; also 



a bar shoe: khCmtl-ddr naH, a shoe with calpins or one with 



thickened heels : thokar-ddr-na% shoe with clips. 

 Shoeing — na'lbandi, putting on new shoes ; opp. to khul-bandi, pairing 



the hoof and re-shoeiug with the old shoes : bad-naH, adj., said of 



a horse that won't let itself be shod. 

 Shoulder — shdna, m., P. : gd,o-shdna, adj., lit. " ox-shouldered," that is, 



with heavy shoulders or with forelegs placed too far back. 

 Shoulder-lameness — sina-band or chhdtl-band, adj., lame in the shoulder: 



formerly also applied to a horse with the unknown or undiagnosed 



disease of laminitis : [a horse with shoulder lameness, however, is 



lame in one leg only]. 

 Shy — bharaknd ; ram, karnd. 

 Sickle-hodghed — vide Leg. 

 Sinew — vide Tendon. 



Sinus — ndsur, a sinus, a fistula : chor, " vide " P;is. 

 SiTFAST — medkhl. 



Skeleton — thathrt, f., H. {lit. a bamboo frame) : pinjra, m. (lit. a cage). 

 Skewbald — ablaq, also piebald, q. v. : ablaq-i siirang, a chesnut-and- 



