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† ˈselkhorn ? Sc. Obs. rare—1.
[Of obscure origin: the mod. dial. forms are shill-corn, shilf-corn (E.D.D.).]
An incrustation of the sebaceous matter of the skin, producing a small maggot-like mass.
1681S. Colvil Whigs Supplic. (1751) 20 A mountain rather than a nose; Upon which savage beasts did feed, As worms and selkhorns. |