hobday
/ˈhɒbdeɪ/verb
with obj.
- Brit. operate on (a horse) to improve its breathing by pinning back the vocal fold in the larynx〈英〉(给马)固定声带(使马更好地呼吸)。
词源
1930s: named after Sir Frederick T. G. Hobday (1869-1939), the British veterinary surgeon who introduced the technique.