poll evil
[ pohl ]
nounVeterinary Pathology.
an acute swelling on the top of the head of a horse originating in an inflamed bursa that underlies the great neck ligament there.
Origin of poll evil
1First recorded in 1600–10
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How to use poll evil in a sentence
Now comes a horse that represents a collection of ringbones, and glanders, and poll-evil.
The Battle of Principles | Newell Dwight HillisOn these accounts, a seton passing through the base of the ulcer in poll-evil and fistulous withers is so beneficial.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen"There is getting to be less poll evil than there used to be," some one remarked.
White Dandy; or, Master and I | Velma Caldwell Melvillepoll evil is a fistula upon the poll, and in no sense differs from fistulous withers except in location.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse | United States Department of AgricultureThe description of fistula will apply, then, in the main, to poll evil equally well.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse | United States Department of Agriculture
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