quittor
English
Alternative forms
- quitter (Etymology 1)
Etymology
From Middle English quiter, quitere, quitoure, quiture, quytur, whitour, from Old French cuiture, quiture, probably from Latin coctura[1]. Cognate with Low German kwater, kwader (“rottenness”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwɪt.ə/
- Rhymes: -ɪtə(r)
- Homophone: quitter
Noun
quittor (plural quittors)
- A chronic abscess, or fistula of the coronet, in a horse's foot, resulting from inflammation of the tissues investing the coffin bone.
References
- http://www.dictionary.com/browse/quittor?s=t