What is a stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint called?
ergot — (Far.) A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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