a. Having short intervals between the joints; -- said of a plant or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too short. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Arch.) Having straight joints. Specifically: (a) Applied to a floor the boards of which are so laid that the joints form a continued line transverse to the length of the boards themselves. Brandle & C. (b) In the United States, applied to planking or flooring put together without the tongue and groove, the pieces being laid edge to edge. [ 1913 Webster ]