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–noun, plural -cies. Veterinary Pathology.

a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME farsy(n) < AF, MF farcin < LL farcīminum glandular disease (L farcī(re) to stuff + LL -minum for L -men n. suffix)

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n. A chronic form of glanders that affects chiefly the skin and superficial lymph vessels.

[Middle English farsi, farsin, from Old French farcin, from Latin farcīmen, sausage, from farcīre, to stuff.]

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Farcy

Farce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Farced, p. pr. & vb. n. Farcing.] [F. Farcir, L. farcire; akin to Gr. ???????? to fence in, stop up. Cf. Force to stuff, Diaphragm, Frequent, Farcy, Farse.]

1. To stuff with forcemeat; hence, to fill with mingled ingredients; to fill full; to stuff. [Obs.]

The first principles of religion should not be farced with school points and private tenets. --Bp. Sanderson.

His tippet was aye farsed full of knives. --Chaucer.

2. To render fat. [Obs.]

If thou wouldst farce thy lean ribs. --B. Jonson.

3. To swell out; to render pompous. [Obs.]

Farcing his letter with fustian. --Sandys.

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