poll eviln.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊl ˌiːvl/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊl ˌiv(ə)l/

Forms: see poll n.¹ and evil adj. and n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poll n.¹, evil n.¹

Etymology: < poll n.¹ + evil n.¹

A condition occurring in horses, characterized by an inflamed or ulcerous sore on the head, esp. between the ligament and the first bone of the neck. Also figurative.In quot. 1794 used punningly (see poll n.¹ III.).

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the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [noun] > disorders of neck

poll evil1587

panter1706

poll-sickness1899

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [noun] > obsession with or excitement about

poll evil1794

election fever1885

1587 L. Mascall First Bk. Cattell 164 Pole euil, is on the nape of the necke, bred by stripes.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 359 The Poll euill..is a disease like a Fistula growing betwixt the eares [of a horse] and the poll or nape of the necke.

1683 London Gaz. No. 1883/4 She hath the Pole-Evil, and there are white Spots in the place.

1736 Compl. Family-piece iii. 381 To cure the Poll-Evil, and swelled Neck from Bleeding.

1755 Pennsylvania Gaz. 14 Aug. 3/2 (advt.) They took with them a large bay horse, that has the pole-evil.

1794 J. Byng in Torrington Diaries (1938) IV. 76 Sir G. at present is plagued by the pollevil—reverting to the past election with all the possibilities of a future one.

1831 W. Youatt Horse ix. 153 Now comes the whole art of treating poll-evil.

1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xxvi. 565 I..reined up my horse suddenly and again butted him in the back of the head, at the imminent risk of giving us both the poll-evil.

1970 Black's Vet. Dict. (ed. 9) 730/2 ‘Poll evil’ is an old, colloquial name sometimes incorrectly applied to any swelling in the poll region.

1991 Merck Vet. Man. (ed. 7) 670 Suppurative bursitis, most commonly recognized as ‘fistula of the withers’ or ‘poll evil’..is the most frequent ailment associated with brucellosis in horses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poll evil
释义	poll eviln. Brit. /ˈpəʊl ˌiːvl/, U.S. /ˈpoʊl ˌiv(ə)l/ Forms: see poll n.¹ and evil adj. and n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poll n.¹, evil n.¹ Etymology: < poll n.¹ + evil n.¹ A condition occurring in horses, characterized by an inflamed or ulcerous sore on the head, esp. between the ligament and the first bone of the neck. Also figurative.In quot. 1794 used punningly (see poll n.¹ III.). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [noun] > disorders of neck poll evil1587 panter1706 poll-sickness1899 society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [noun] > obsession with or excitement about poll evil1794 election fever1885 1587 L. Mascall First Bk. Cattell 164 Pole euil, is on the nape of the necke, bred by stripes. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 359 The Poll euill..is a disease like a Fistula growing betwixt the eares [of a horse] and the poll or nape of the necke. 1683 London Gaz. No. 1883/4 She hath the Pole-Evil, and there are white Spots in the place. 1736 Compl. Family-piece iii. 381 To cure the Poll-Evil, and swelled Neck from Bleeding. 1755 Pennsylvania Gaz. 14 Aug. 3/2 (advt.) They took with them a large bay horse, that has the pole-evil. 1794 J. Byng in Torrington Diaries (1938) IV. 76 Sir G. at present is plagued by the pollevil—reverting to the past election with all the possibilities of a future one. 1831 W. Youatt Horse ix. 153 Now comes the whole art of treating poll-evil. 1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xxvi. 565 I..reined up my horse suddenly and again butted him in the back of the head, at the imminent risk of giving us both the poll-evil. 1970 Black's Vet. Dict. (ed. 9) 730/2 ‘Poll evil’ is an old, colloquial name sometimes incorrectly applied to any swelling in the poll region. 1991 Merck Vet. Man. (ed. 7) 670 Suppurative bursitis, most commonly recognized as ‘fistula of the withers’ or ‘poll evil’..is the most frequent ailment associated with brucellosis in horses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1587
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