Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A device fitted to the foot of a horse to correct narrowness or malformation.
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The dilator, hoof-spreader, or vice, as it is variously called, is then applied, its two jaws (_a_ and _b_) fitting against the inner edge of the shoe at the heels.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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