stifle
noun
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L328520 on Wikidata ↗verb
- stifle, suppress
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈstaɪfl̩/ / /ˈstaɪf(ə)l/
noun
Etymology: The noun is derived from Middle English stifle (“joint between the femur and tibia of a quadruped”) [and other forms]; further etymology uncertain, probably derived from Anglo-Norman estive (“leg”), and Old French estive (“leg”) (compare Old French estival (“boot, shoe”)). The verb is derived from the noun.
- The joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses, corresponding to the knee in humans.
- A bone disease of this region.
verb
Etymology: The noun is derived from Middle English stifle (“joint between the femur and tibia of a quadruped”) [and other forms]; further etymology uncertain, probably derived from Anglo-Norman estive (“leg”), and Old French estive (“leg”) (compare Old French estival (“boot, shoe”)). The verb is derived from the noun.
- To cause (a dog, horse, or other four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain its stifle joint.