black quarter


nounVeterinary Pathology.

Origin of black quarter

1
First recorded in 1825–35

Words Nearby black quarter

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How to use black quarter in a sentence

  • Here Pearl, the black quarter-master, was impatiently waiting for him.

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British Dictionary definitions for black quarter

black quarter

noun
  1. another name for blackleg (def. 2)

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