quittor
[kwit-er]
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noun Veterinary Pathology.
purulent infection of horses and other hoofed animals, characterized by chronic inflammation of the lateral cartilage of the foot and formation of fistulas that open above the coronet, usually resulting in lameness.
Origin of quittor
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It is the wound remaining after the slough which we may really regard as a quittor.
Diseases of the Horse's FootHarry Caulton Reeks
With the escape of the pus at the coronet the quittor is fully formed.
Diseases of the Horse's FootHarry Caulton Reeks
The origin of quittor is generally some injury to the hoof, such as a corn, a prick, or an inequality of tread.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
Prior to the development of a quittor there is always swelling at the coronet, accompanied with heat and pain.
Special Report on Diseases of the HorseUnited States Department of Agriculture
We have already remarked that this is a point of interest to be remembered in connection with the operation for quittor.
Diseases of the Horse's FootHarry Caulton Reeks
quittor
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Word Origin for quittor
C13: perhaps from Old French cuiture a boiling, from Latin coctūra a cooking, from coquere to cook
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