stag-evil

noun

stag-evil

noun

1

Obsolete tetanus in the jaw of a horse

The disease called by the farriers stag evil is one of the most obstinate and fatal that takes place , and appears to arise from some cause operating on the nervous system1802, Delabere Blaine, The Outlines of the Veterinary Art Or the Principles of Medicine:

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