quarter illn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɔːtə(r) ˌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔrdər ˌɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarter n., ill n.

Etymology: < quarter n. + ill n., so called on account of its affecting the animal first in one of its quarters. Compare earlier quarter evil n.

Now disused.

The disease blackleg (sense blackleg n. 1a), esp. in cattle; = quarter evil n. 1.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of cattle, horse, or sheep > [noun] > disorders of cattle or sheep > quarter-ill

quarter evila1722

black quarter1768

hyan1789

spauld-ill1793

quarter-ail1794

quarter ill1797

black spauld1807

1797 J. Bailey & G. Culley Gen. View Agric. Northumberland 130 The loss of lambs is sometimes very considerable..from..the ‘quarter-ill’.

1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads II. 363 Sic bennison will sain ye still..frae cantrip elf and quarter-ill.

1834 W. Youatt Cattle 362 The first symptoms are those of quarter ill.

1855 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) II. 185 Another effect of the same febrile affection in calves in autumn is the quarter ill or evil.

1881 W. Gregor Notes Folk-lore N.-E. Scotl. 186 When the quarter-ill made its appearance [etc.].

1908 H. W. Mumford Beef Production (ed. 4) 135 Blackleg, blackquarter, quarter-ill, or symptomatic anthrax is a rapidly fatal infectious disease of young cattle which was formerly regarded as being the same as anthrax.

1914 Farmer's Ann. (S. Afr.) 118 Black Quarter, Quarter Evil or Sponsziekte. These names and several others, such as quarter ill and black leg, are used for another disease attacking cattle, and occasionally sheep and goats.

1947 M. Moore & E. M. Gildow Developing Profitable Dairy Herd vii. 68 Calves are commonly vaccinated for..blackleg (quarter ill or black quarter),..and anthrax (charbon or splenic fever).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quarter ill
释义	quarter illn. Brit. /ˈkwɔːtə(r) ˌɪl/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrdər ˌɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarter n., ill n. Etymology: < quarter n. + ill n., so called on account of its affecting the animal first in one of its quarters. Compare earlier quarter evil n. Now disused. The disease blackleg (sense blackleg n. 1a), esp. in cattle; = quarter evil n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of cattle, horse, or sheep > [noun] > disorders of cattle or sheep > quarter-ill quarter evila1722 black quarter1768 hyan1789 spauld-ill1793 quarter-ail1794 quarter ill1797 black spauld1807 1797 J. Bailey & G. Culley Gen. View Agric. Northumberland 130 The loss of lambs is sometimes very considerable..from..the ‘quarter-ill’. 1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads II. 363 Sic bennison will sain ye still..frae cantrip elf and quarter-ill. 1834 W. Youatt Cattle 362 The first symptoms are those of quarter ill. 1855 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) II. 185 Another effect of the same febrile affection in calves in autumn is the quarter ill or evil. 1881 W. Gregor Notes Folk-lore N.-E. Scotl. 186 When the quarter-ill made its appearance [etc.]. 1908 H. W. Mumford Beef Production (ed. 4) 135 Blackleg, blackquarter, quarter-ill, or symptomatic anthrax is a rapidly fatal infectious disease of young cattle which was formerly regarded as being the same as anthrax. 1914 Farmer's Ann. (S. Afr.) 118 Black Quarter, Quarter Evil or Sponsziekte. These names and several others, such as quarter ill and black leg, are used for another disease attacking cattle, and occasionally sheep and goats. 1947 M. Moore & E. M. Gildow Developing Profitable Dairy Herd vii. 68 Calves are commonly vaccinated for..blackleg (quarter ill or black quarter),..and anthrax (charbon or splenic fever). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1797
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