farcy

American  

[fahr-see] / ˈfɑr si /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

plural

farcies

1. a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.

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farcy British  

/ ˈfɑːsɪ /

noun

1. vet science a form of glanders in which lymph vessels near the skin become thickened, with skin lesions and abscess-forming nodules, caused by a bacterium, Burkholderia mallei

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Etymology

Origin of farcy

1375–1425; late Middle English farsy ( n ) < Anglo-French, Middle French farcin < Late Latin farcīminum glandular disease ( Latin farcī ( re ) to stuff + Late Latin -minum for Latin -men noun suffix)

Example Sentences

"Or a nostrum that shall be sure work on a horse with a farcy?" asked one of the grooms.

From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by Kennedy, John P.

By an order in Council animals affected with farcy must be destroyed.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

Sooner or later, farcy buds may appear on the head, neck, body or limbs, generally along the inner side of the thighs.

From The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various

I have seen in mules acute glanders which required a day's delay to differentiate from strangles; at that time the farcy buds appeared.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

The inflammation of the lymphatic cords and glands in anasarca does not produce the indurated character which is found in farcy.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.