Meaning of colt evil | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A swelling in the genitals of horses.
   obsolete, uncountable
2. Priapism.
   broadly, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“The Colt-evil is a continued Stiffness in a Horse's Yard, and is so call'd, because it is a Disease incident to Colts, and is brought upon them by having full Liberty with Mares while they are not able to cover them […]”

“The Colt Evil chiefly affects young stoned colts, which have full liberty with mares before they are able to cover them.”

“young folks most apt to love, and by their good wills, saith Lucian, ‘would have a bout with every one they see’: the colt's evil is common to all complexions.”

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