mortersheen

noun

mor·​ter·​sheen

ˈmȯ(r)tə(r)ˌshēn

plural -s

Scottish

: glanders

Word History

Etymology

probably modification of (assumed) obsolete French mort d'échine, literally, death of the spine, from Middle French mort de eschine

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