anbury

British  

/ ˈænbərɪ /

noun

1. a soft spongy tumour occurring in horses and oxen

2. dialect another name for club root

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Etymology

Origin of anbury

C16: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

The great plague is club or anbury, for which there is no direct remedy or preventive known.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

It is subject to no diseases, save anbury and clubbing; and, owing to its position above the soil, it can be readily eaten off by sheep.

From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir

The worst foes of the Turnip in the field are the fly and the caterpillar; but in the garden, and more especially the old garden, anbury is the most to be feared.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

The result will be profitable crops of other kinds of vegetables and a refreshing of the soil that will enable it to carry brassicaceous plants again, with but little risk of the recurrence of anbury.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons