Crib-biting
[krib-bahyt] /ˈkrɪbˌbaɪt/
verb (used without object), crib-bit, crib-bitten or crib-bit, crib-biting. Veterinary Medicine.
1.
to practice cribbing.
noun
1.
a harmful habit of horses in which the animal leans on the manger or seizes it with the teeth and swallows a gulp of air
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