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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of anthrax exhibiting dark bloody vesicles and ulcerating spots on the tongue, affecting horses and cattle. See
anthrax .
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Brownlow on John Morgan -- the farmer -- the black-tongue in cattle, and a judgment.
Diary of Jason Niles (1814-1894) : June 22, 1861-December 31, 1864, 1864
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