- quiture
- , sb. == care, release. RG. 435
Oldest English Words. 2014.
quiture
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quittor — ˈkwid.ə(r), itə noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English quittere, quiture pus, quittor, probably from Old French quiture, cuiture act of boiling, act of cooking, from Latin coctura, from coctus (past participle of coquere to cook, boil) + ura ure… … Useful english dictionary
quittor — noun Etymology: Middle English quiture pus, discharge, from Anglo French Date: 1703 a purulent inflammation of the feet especially of horses and donkeys … New Collegiate Dictionary
quittor — [kwit′ər] n. [ME quiture < OFr cuiture, cooking < L coctura < pp. of coquere, to COOK] a foot disease of horses characterized by a pus forming fistula on the coronet … English World dictionary
quit|tor — «KWIHT uhr», noun. an ulcer on a horse s foot. ╂[earlier quittor bone, apparently < Middle English quiture pus, a discharge from a sore < Old French cuiture (literally) cooking < Latin coctūra < coquere to cook] … Useful english dictionary
