English Explanatory Dictionary

quittor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chronic abscess, or fistula of the coronet, in a horse's foot, resulting from inflammation of the tissues investing the coffin bone.

Pronunciation

/ˈkwɪt.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈkwɪt.ɚ/ [ˈkwɪɾ.ɚ]

Word forms

quittor quittors quitter

Etymology

From Middle English quiter, quitere, quitoure, quiture, quytur, whitour, from Old French cuiture, quiture, probably from Latin coctura. Cognate with Low German kwater, kwader (“rottenness”).

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