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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WIND-SUCKING

WIND-SUCKING Wind "-suck `ing, n. (Far. )

Defn: A vicious habit of a horse, consisting in the swallowing of air; -- usually associated with crib-biting, or cribbing. See Cribbing, 4.

New American Oxford Dictionary

wind-sucking

wind-suck ing |wind ˈwɪnd ˌsəkɪŋ | ▶noun (in a horse ) habitual behavior involving repeated arching of the neck and sucking in and swallowing air, often accompanied by a grunting sound. DERIVATIVES wind-suck er noun

Oxford Dictionary

wind-sucking

wind-sucking ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in a horse ) habitual behaviour involving repeated arching of the neck and sucking in and swallowing air, often accompanied by a grunting sound.