inflammation and swelling of the submaxillary gland in horses
Word origin
[1515–25; earlier avives ‹ MF ‹ Sp adibas ‹ Ar al-dhi'bah lit., the she-wolf]This word is first recorded in the period 1515–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: accelerate, domestic, engage, exhaust, unload