poll evil

[ pohl ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. an acute swelling on the top of the head of a horse originating in an inflamed bursa that underlies the great neck ligament there.

Word History and Origins

Origin of poll evil¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

Now comes a horse that represents a collection of ringbones, and glanders, and poll-evil.

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On these accounts, a seton passing through the base of the ulcer in poll-evil and fistulous withers is so beneficial.

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"There is getting to be less poll evil than there used to be," some one remarked.

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Poll evil is a fistula upon the poll, and in no sense differs from fistulous withers except in location.

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The description of fistula will apply, then, in the main, to poll evil equally well.

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