ringbone

• ring-bone

Inherited from Middle English ryngbon; equivalent to ring +‎ bone.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈrɪŋˌbəʊn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈrɪŋˌboʊn/, /ˈriŋˌboʊn/

ringbone

1. A type of osteoarthritis affecting any of several bones (particularly the coffin joint or pastern) of a horse's leg or foot, marked by bone growth.
   • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter XII, in The Understanding Heart:

     “As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps ! If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself. […] ”

• enrobing