Founder

One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.

One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.

To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.

To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.

To fail; to miscarry.

To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.

A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh.

An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder.

inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"