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heaves
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Princeton's WordNet
heaves, broken windnoun
a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks
Wiktionary
heavesnoun
A period of retching.
I have the dry heaves, I rather just throw up and get it over with.
heavesnoun
A disease of horses characterized by coughing and difficult breathing.
Wikipedia
heaves
Recurrent airway obstruction, also known as broken wind, heaves, wind-broke horse, or sometimes by the term usually reserved for humans, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or disorder (COPD) – it is a respiratory disease or chronic condition of horses involving an allergic bronchitis characterised by wheezing, coughing and laboured breathing.
Webster Dictionary
Heavesnoun
a disease of horses, characterized by difficult breathing, with heaving of the flank, wheezing, flatulency, and a peculiar cough; broken wind
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of heaves in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of heaves in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of heaves in a Sentence
WINTERING. Wintering is yet to over, lingering with its beauties. the days are passing slowly, one more winter's covering our spirits, with its rains, clouds and winds. The heaves of reddened leaves everywhere, embraced the soil, with the unforgettable smells of dry leaves. The crown-like rainbows smile over the clouds oftenly... Who knows how many winters we will live more? nessryn.
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