farcy

farcy
/fahr"see/, n., pl. farcies. Vet. Pathol.
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
[1375-1425; late ME farsy(n) < AF, MF farcin < LL farciminum glandular disease (L farci(re) to stuff + LL -minum for L -men n. suffix)]

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