burstness
(ˈbɜːstnɪs)
Also 6 brastnes; and see burstenness.
[f. burst ppl. a. + -ness.]
The state of being burst; rupture; hernia.
| 1552 Huloet, Brastnes, or rupture of a man. 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts 204 The Ointment..healeth burstness. Ibid. (1658) 64 The skin of the feet and nose of an Ox..helpeth..burstness very much. 1725 Bradley Fam. Dict. II., Rupture..burstness; a distemper in a horse. |