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quittor

UK/ˈkwɪt.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈkwɪt.ɚ/

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

Noun

quittor (plural quittors)

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

quittor meaning in Tamil

quittor in Tamil

குதிரைக் கால் புண்

Forms of quittor

pluralquittors
alternative formquitter

Origin of quittor

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”).

Words that rhyme with quittor

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Questions about quittor

What does quittor mean?
Quittor means a chronic abscess, or fistula of the coronet, in a horse's foot, resulting from inflammation of the tissues investing the coffin bone.
What is quittor in Tamil?
Quittor in Tamil is குதிரைக் கால் புண். See Quittor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is quittor?
Quittor is a noun.
How do you pronounce quittor?
Quittor is pronounced /ˈkwɪt.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of quittor?
The plural of quittor is quittors.

Words near quittor in the dictionary

  1. quitting times
  2. quitting while one is ahead
  3. quitting-time
  4. quitting-times
  5. quittings
  6. quittor
  7. quittors
  8. quitture
  9. Quitu
  10. quiver
  11. quiver tree

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