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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Cattle.

Wiktionary

  1. n. obsolete Cattle.
  2. n. An exanthemous disease caused by a parapox virus, occurring primarily in sheep and goats but also capable of infecting humans.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Zoöl.) A bright-colored domesticated variety of the id. See id.

Etymologies

  1. From Middle English, from Old English orf ("cattle, livestock"), akin to Old English ierfe ("inheritance, livestock, cattle"). More at erf. (Wiktionary)

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  • hernesheir Also scabby mouth or contagious ecthyma, a disease of sheep that mostly affects yearling lambs. Feb 18, 2010

  • super-charolastra It's also the state TV broadcaster in Austria. Never knew this was an English word, so that's kind of hilarious... Feb 27, 2009

  • sionnach
    contagious pustular dermatosis - caused by a pox virus, this is a zoonosis caught from sheep - an occupational hazard for farmers and veterinarians. It is self-limiting but unpleasant and painful.

    Jul 24, 2008

  • chained_bear Also the abbreviation for the Norfolk, VA airport. (Just thought I'd throw that out there.) Oct 16, 2007

  • sionnach viral infection of sheep Oct 16, 2007

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