pelt rot

noun

A bacterial disease of the hair or wool of sheep and other animals due to overexposure to wetness.

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Meanings

nounpelt rot (uncountable)

alternative pelt-rot

  1. obsoleteuncountablebiologyA bacterial disease of the hair or wool of sheep and other animals due to overexposure to wetness.
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APA

pelt rot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelt%20rot

MLA

“pelt rot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelt%20rot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pelt rot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelt%20rot.

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