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quarter-ill

quarter-ill noun: blackleg (cattle disease).

Noun

quarter-ill (uncountable)

  1. blackleg (cattle disease)
    • When the quarter-ill made its appearance the "muckle wheel" was set in motion, and turned till fire was produced. From this virgin flame fires were kindled in the byres1881, Walter Gregor, Notes on the Folk-lore of the North-east of Scotland, page 186

Origin of quarter-ill

Because it affects the "quarters" (limbs) of cattle.

Questions about quarter-ill

What does quarter-ill mean?
Quarter-ill means blackleg (cattle disease).
What part of speech is quarter-ill?
Quarter-ill is a noun.

Words near quarter-ill in the dictionary

  1. quarter-hearted
  2. quarter-heartedly
  3. quarter-hour
  4. quarter-hourly
  5. quarter-hours
  6. quarter-ill
  7. quarter-jack
  8. quarter-life crises
  9. quarter-life crisis
  10. quarter-master
  11. quarter-masters

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