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Quittor — Quit tor (kw[i^]t t[ e]r), n. [Perhaps for quitture.] (Far.) A chronic abscess, or fistula of the coronet, in a horse s foot, resulting from inflammation of the tissues investing the coffin bone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quittor — [kwit′ər] n. [ME quiture < OFr cuiture, cooking < L coctura < pp. of coquere, to COOK] a foot disease of horses characterized by a pus forming fistula on the coronet … English World dictionary
quittor — ˈkwid.ə(r), itə noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English quittere, quiture pus, quittor, probably from Old French quiture, cuiture act of boiling, act of cooking, from Latin coctura, from coctus (past participle of coquere to cook, boil) + ura ure… … Useful english dictionary
quittor — noun Etymology: Middle English quiture pus, discharge, from Anglo French Date: 1703 a purulent inflammation of the feet especially of horses and donkeys … New Collegiate Dictionary
quittor — noun /ˈkwɪt.ə/ A chronic abscess, or fistula of the coronet, in a horses foot, resulting from inflammation of the tissues investing the coffin bone … Wiktionary
quittor — quit·tor kwit ər n a purulent inflammation (as a necrobacillosis) of the feet esp. of horses and donkeys occurring chiefly in a cartilaginous form characterized by a chronic persistent inflammation of the lateral cartilage of the foot leading to… … Medical dictionary
quittor — n. infection of the hoof (in horses and other hoofed animals) … English contemporary dictionary
quittor — quit·tor … English syllables
quittor — quit•tor [[t]ˈkwɪt ər[/t]] n. vet a purulent inflammation of the foot in horses and other hoofed animals resulting in lameness • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME quittere suppuration < OF cuiture burning, scalding, cooking < L coctūra=coct(us), ptp … From formal English to slang
quittor — /ˈkwɪtə/ (say kwituh) noun Veterinary Science any of various infections of the hoof of horses and other solid hoofed animals, in which tissues degenerate and form a slough, possibly involving tendons and bone as well as skin. {Middle English,… …
