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heaves

n pl but sing or pl in constr 1  :  chronic emphysema of the horse affecting the alveolae of the lungs and resulting in difficult expiration, heaving of the flanks, and a persistent cough - called also broken wind   2  :  a spell of retching or vomiting .
 
 
 
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