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poll-evil
ˈpoll-ˌevil Also 7–8 pole-evil. [f. poll n.1 + evil n. 7 a.] An inflamed or ulcerous sore between the ligament of the neck of a horse and the atlas or first bone of the neck. Also † fig., an obsession with elections.1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 280 The Poll evill..is a disease like a Fistula g...
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Poll evil
Poll evil is a traditional term for a painful condition in a horse or other equid, that starts as an inflamed bursa at the cranial end of the neck between vertebrae and the nuchal ligament, and swells until it presents as an acute swelling at the poll, on the top of the back of the animal's head. Th...
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J. S. Steward
This worm is the principal cause of fistulous withers and poll-evil in horses.
1936 study of the life history of Brucella abortus by Steward revealed
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phagedænic
phagedænic, -enic, a. (n.) (fædʒɪˈdiːnɪk, -ˈdɛnɪk, fægɪ-) [ad. L. phagedænic-us, Gr. ϕαγεδαινικ-ός, f. ϕαγέδαινα: see prec.] 1. Path. Of the nature of, characterized by, or affected with, phagedæna or spreading ulcer.[1563 T. Gale Antidot. ii. 65 It..is approued in eatynge vlcers called Phagedenica,...
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poll
▪ I. poll, n.1 (pəʊl) Forms: 3–7 polle, 4–7 pol, 5–7 powle, 6 poulle, poolle, poil (Sc.), 6–7 powl (9 north. dial.), poul(e, pool(e, 6–9 pole, 5– poll; β. 5– Sc. and north. dial. pow. [ME. polle = obs. Du. polle ‘le sommet de la teste’ (Plantin), polle, pol ‘caput’, ‘cacumen, fastigium’ (Kilian), LG...
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scalding
▪ I. † ˈscalding, n.1 Chiefly Sc. Obs. Also 5 skalding(g), scaldyn, 6 schalding, 6–7 scadling. [? f. scald a. + -ing1.] a. ? The carcass of a ‘scald’ sheep. b. A sheepskin of small value, ? one taken from a ‘scald’ sheep.a. 1302–3 Sacrist Rolls Ely (1907) II. 17 Pro ij carcos. bouum et iij scaldyngi...
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