encastelure
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of ENCASTELURE s. f.
Maladie ou douleur qui vient aux pieds des chevaux par la secheresse & estrecissement de la corne, & qui les fait souvent boiter, laquelle croist tellement, qu'elle se joint par derriere.
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