† dartarsn.
Obsolete.
A disease of sheep: see quots.
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shabc897
pelt-rot?1523
dartars1580
redwater1614
rubbers1779
sheep-scab1894
scabby mouth1938
cuckoo scab1941
1580 Breif Descr. Well of Woman Hil A iv a It perfytlie curis the exteriour scabbis, wyldefyre, darteris, and vther filthines of the skyn.
1587 L. Mascall Bk. Cattell: Sheep (1627) 221 There is..a certaine scab that runnes on the chinne which is commonly called of the shepheards the dartars.
1704 Dict. Rusticum at Chin-scab A Scabby Disease in Sheep..commonly called..The Darters.
1736 Compl. Family-piece iii. 427 There is a certain Scab on the Chin of Lambs at some Seasons, occasioned by their Feeding on Grass covered with Dew; it is called by the Shepherds the Dartars; which will kill a Lamb if not stopt.
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