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colt-evil ? Obs.
A swelling in the sheath of the penis and adjacent parts, incident to horses. Also transf. priapism.
c1460Play Sacram. 615 The Coltugll [? euyll] & y⊇ brostyn men he wyll undertak. 1523Fitzherb. Husb. §101 Coltes euyl is an yll disease, and commeth of ranknes of nature and bloudde. 1607Topsell Serpents (1608) 662 Being frolike above measure [he] supposed it to be the operation of his medicine that caused this colt-evil. 1741Compl. Fam.-Piece iii. 460 For the Colt Evil, take the Powder of Anniseeds, and the Leaves of Betony. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Colt evil, a disease incident both to horses and geldings. |