Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Noting a diseased condition or degeneration of the inside portions (laminæ) of the hoof and sole of horses' feet following founder, in which the laminæ become replaced by a soft, crumbly material.
- noun A pump operated by hydraulic pressure to pump water at a higher or a lower pressure than that which operates the pump; a pressure-increaser or booster, or a pressure-reducer.
- noun A pump for moving or raising a liquid by the pressure of air or by carrying the liquid along with the air; an air-lift.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Far.) Affected with a kind of chronic laminitis in which there is a growth of soft spongy horn between the coffin bone and the hoof wall. The disease is called
pumiced foot , orpumice foot .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
pumice .
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Examples
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LisBETH thumbed through the school catalog while her feet were pumiced.
Cupcake Rachel Cohn 2007
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LisBETH thumbed through the school catalog while her feet were pumiced.
Cupcake Rachel Cohn 2007
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She stood in the center of the room, closed her eyes, and clicked her freshly pumiced heels together.
The Guy Not Taken Jennifer Weiner 2006
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It was heavy and dark within there, having been closed since morning, but she did not dare open the shutters that would let in light directly onto Jevan's great table, where he cleaned, scraped, and pumiced his skins.
The Heretic's Apprentice Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1989
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It was heavy and dark within there, having been closed since morning, but she did not dare open the shutters that would let in light directly onto Jevan's great table, where he cleaned, scraped, and pumiced his skins.
The Heretic's Apprentice Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1989
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The barber's chair was free, so, having shaved that morning, I asked to be pumiced, a good long talkative job.
The Mask of Apollo Renault, Mary, 1905-1983 1966
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Wounds in well-shaped feet are less serious than in feet with soles that are flat or convex, or in which the horn is pumiced or otherwise deteriorated in quality.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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This is done by means of the drawing-knife and the rasp, the ugly-looking pumiced foot being carefully cut and trimmed until, so far as outward appearances are concerned, it is perfectly normal.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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When following the _subacute_ form of laminitis, the changes characterizing pumiced-foot are slow in making their appearance.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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Occurring in its most marked form, there is no gainsaying the fact that pumiced-foot is a sequel of either acute or subacute laminitis.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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