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farcinum

farcinum [AN farcin, ME farsin, farsi] , disease affecting horses, ‘farcy’. b disease affecting person. 1284 Henrico Mar[escallo] pro dicto dextrario nigro coquendo et marescalciando pro ~o per vices xiiij d. pro stipendio suo KR Ac 97/3 m. 11; 1381 pro le farssy (v. auxiliari b).  b ad cancrum ‥ oris quod farsum dicitur ‥ Gilb. VII 331. 2.

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