Meanings
nounstag-evil (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountabletetanus in the jaw of a horse
The disease called by the farriers stag evil is one of the most obstinate and fatal that takes place , and appears to arise from some cause operating on the nervous system
1802, Delabere Blaine, The Outlines of the Veterinary Art Or the Principles of Medicine
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