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blackhead

[ blak-hed ]

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noun

a small, black-tipped, fatty mass in a skin follicle, especially of the face; comedo.
any of several birds having a head that is black, as the greater scaup, Aythya marila.
Also called enterohepatitis. Veterinary Pathology. a malignant, infectious disease of turkeys, chickens, and many wild birds, caused by a protozoan parasite, Histomonas meleagridas, attacking especially the intestines and liver, and often characterized by a darkening of the skin on the head.

blackhead

/ ˈblækˌhɛd /

a black-tipped plug of fatty matter clogging a pore of the skin, esp the duct of a sebaceous gland Technical namecomedo
an infectious and often fatal disease of turkeys and some other fowl caused by the parasitic protozoa Histomonas meleagridis Technical nameinfectious enterohepatitis
any of various birds, esp gulls or ducks, with black plumage on the head

First recorded in 1650–60; black + head

It is curious to note that the German variety is called the Schwartzkopf, the meaning of which is "blackhead."

The presence of a disease called blackhead has done vast injury to the turkey industry in the northeastern section of the country.

I certainly would advise any farm wife, in sections where blackhead does not prevail, to try her hand at turkey raising.

The summons was promptly obeyed, and the accused prelate was brought face to face with Blackhead before the Council.

He selected a wretch named Blackhead, who had formerly been convicted of perjury and sentenced to have his ears clipped.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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