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heaves

noun

  1. airway obstruction in horses
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /hiːvz/

noun

  1. A period of retching.

    I have the dry heaves, I rather just throw up and get it over with.

  2. A disease of horses characterized by coughing and difficult breathing; broken wind.

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of heave