stove-up

adjective

: suffering physical discomfort caused by injury, illness, exercise, or overwork : battered, worn-out

horses … too old and stove-up for saddle work

—F. B. Gipson

several of the men were stove-up … and even some of the women showed signs of having been kicked or stepped on

—H. L. Davis

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of stave up, verb

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