pantasn.
/ˈpantəs/, U.S. /ˈpæn(t)əs/ Now historical.
1. Falconry. A disorder of hawks characterized by difficult or noisy breathing (probably representing a variety of respiratory infections). Now historical.
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1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 124 The disease called Astma, and (in a hawke) the Pantise.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pantois, short wind, pursinesse;..in Hawkes we call it, the Pantais.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 237/2 [Diseases in Hawks]. The Pantas, or Asina: a Disease in the Breast, which causeth shortness of breath, or hinders the drawing of breath, called also the Pantise.
1710 J. Floyer Pulse Watch II. 402 The second species of Pantas, call'd so from the Hawk's Panting) cometh from a Cold taken by wet Weather.
1967 M. Woodford Man. Falconry (ed. 2) ix. 142 Kecks, Croaks, and Pantas are the old names for a disease of the respiratory system characterized by wheezing, breathing and later croaking noises which are most marked on exertion.
1978 J. E. Cooper Vet. Aspects Captive Birds of Prey 65 The old falconers' terms ‘kecks’, ‘croaks’ and ‘pantas’ probably cover a variety of respiratory conditions.
2. Originally: †a disorder of cattle characterized by panting and sweating, or by secretions from the nose and ears (obsolete). Later: diarrhoea in cattle or other herbivores. Now rare or disused.
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1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 134v If he haue the Panteys he wyll pant much, and shake in the Flanke.
1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry i. xliv. 62 The Pantas is a very faint disease, and maketh a Beast to sweat, shake and pant much.
1686 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 3) 86 The Pantas is a dangerous distemper, and few Hawks escape which are afflicted therewith.
1702 J. Lambert Country-man's Treasure 22 This disease is called the Pantas: It cometh by eating foul sowre Grass, or dry harsh Grass in Summer, which doth not go forth of their Maw, but maketh them go with a short grunt, and go but a little.
1732 R. Bradley Gentleman & Farmer's Guide (ed. 2) 219 Of the Yellows in a Cow or Bullock, which some call the Pantess. This Distemper is called by some the Gall in Cattle, and may be known by the Running of the Nose, and a large quantity of yellow Wax in their Ears.
1847 W. C. L. Martin Ox 151/2 Wood-evil, moor-ill, or pantas..is brought on in cattle by their devouring the acrid buds of trees, by bad winter provision, by impure water, and similar causes.
1913 E. W. Hoare Syst. Veterinary Med. II. 416 Pseudo-Membranous Enteritis. Synonyms.—Croupous enteritis; Pantas; Wood-evil; Moor-ill.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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