anticor

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noun

A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart, caused by the friction of a harness.

OriginLatin cor →
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Meanings

nounanticor (plural anticors)

plural anticors · alternative anticoeur · alternative anticore

  1. obsoleteequestrianismA dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart, caused by the friction of a harness.

Origin

  1. Latincor“heart”
  2. Englishanticor

From anti- + Latin cor (“heart”); compare French anticœur.

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Anagrams

cortinaNicotracarotinCintoraCotnarinicator
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APA

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MLA

“anticor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticor.

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