LL-L "Terminology" 2002.01.07 (01) [E/S]

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From: Ted Harding <Ted.Harding at nessie.mcc.ac.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Help needed" 2001.12.26 (02) [S]

On 26-Dec-01 Lowlands-L wrote:
> From: "andy at scots-online.org" <andy at scots-online.org>
> Subject: Help nott[S]
>
> A'm efter a descreeption o the meanin o a wird A jalouse
> micht be hamelt in the NE.
>
> grease = a disease affectin horse legs
>
> is this aiblis ocht adae wi:
> grece = 'gris', a grey fur
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> Onie help wad be appreciate.
>
> Andy Eagle

Greetings, Folks!
I submitted Andy's question to a veterinary friend
and colleague who is from Yorkshire originally and
also specialises in horses. His reply follows.

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> I think this guy's dialect is a little bit north and
> east of where I come from originally!!

> "Grease" or "Greasy heel" as it is sometimes referred to
> is a chronic, painful dermatitis resulting in fissures
> in the skin & exudate, usually affecting the back of
> the pastern of horses - cause isn't definitively known
> but is believed to be a bacterial skin infection
> associated with standing in wet conditions for prolonged
> periods.
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Well, that seems to explain the meaning clearly enough.
My guess is that the name "grease" or "greasy heel" is
simply descriptive of the slimy state of the pastern
due to the exudate; I doubt there is any more subtle
etymological issue here (I could ask him again, if
people want better confirmation).

[By the way: The "pastern" is the terminal part of a
horses "leg" immediately above the hoof and below
the little tuft of hair called the "fetlock"; strictly
anatomically speaking, it is part of the foot, not the leg.]

Best wishes to all,
Ted.

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