1673 R. Almond xxv. 234 This Malender or Low-worm, is so like St. Anthonie's-fire or the Shingles, that I hardly think it distinguishable from either.
1704 Low-worm; is a Disease in Horses, hardly known from the Anthony-Fire, or the Shingles..'tis a Worm that is bread on the back of a Horse..or runs along the Neck to the Brain.