scalma

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noun

A contagious febrile disease of horses, with local lesions of the bronchi, trachea, and larynx, having coughing as a symptom.

OriginOld High German scalmo →
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Meanings

nounscalma (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA contagious febrile disease of horses, with local lesions of the bronchi, trachea, and larynx, having coughing as a symptom.

Origin

  1. Old High Germanscalmo“pestilence”
  2. Englishscalma

From Old High German scalmo (“pestilence”), used in the Middle Ages to designate a malignant disease. See modern German Schelm.

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APA

scalma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalma

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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