scalma

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Old High German scalmo (“pestilence”), used in the Middle Ages to designate a malignant disease. See modern German Schelm.

Noun[edit]

scalma (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A contagious febrile disease of horses, with local lesions of the bronchi, trachea, and larynx, having coughing as a symptom.

References[edit]

  • Veterinary Journal and Annals of Comparative Pathology, p. 81

Anagrams[edit]

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