farcy

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UK/ˈfɑː.si/US/ˈfɑɹ.si/

noun

The horse disease glanders, especially its cutaneous form.

OriginFrench farcin ← Latin farcīminum →
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Meanings

nounfarcy (countable and uncountable, plural farcies)

plural farcies · alternative obsolete farcin

  1. countableuncountableThe horse disease glanders, especially its cutaneous form.

Origin

  1. Latinfarcīminum“a disease of horses”
  2. Frenchfarcin
  3. Englishfarcy

From French farcin, from Latin farcīminum (“a disease of horses”), from farciō (“to stuff, to fill”). See farce.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

farcy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farcy

MLA

“farcy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farcy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farcy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farcy.

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