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Definition of Foot rot

1. Noun. Contagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep).

2. Noun. Plant disease in which the stem or trunk rots at the base.

Definition of Foot rot

1. Noun. A common infection of the hoof of animals such as cattle, sheep and goat. ¹

2. Noun. A disease of plants, affecting the stalk or the trunk. ¹

3. Noun. (slang) athlete's foot ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Foot rot

1. A disease of the feet of cattle and sheep, marked by decay of the hoof and an offensive discharge. It is caused by fusobacterium necrophorum in cattle and bacteroides nodosus in sheep. It is common in wet pastures. (12 Sep 2002)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foot Rot

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foot process foot race foot rest foot rot (current term) foot rule foot soldier foot soldiers foot sweep foot sweeps foot traffic

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Literary usage of Foot rot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1845)
"FOOT-ROT IN SHEEP. We have recieved several communications in reference to ... The opinion of Grazier that the foot-rot is not contagious, is controverted. ..."

2. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1908)
"A disease which for lack of more accurate Pine name has been termed the pine plague Foot-rot. causes serious losses in pine and spruce stands in the moors ..."

3. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor: Containing ... Information for by George H. Dadd (1851)
"foot rot. WHEN a sheep is observed to be lame, and, upon examination, matter can be discovered, then pare away the hoof, and make a slight puncture, ..."

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