| Canker (canker) |
|---|
| n. | (k ***nsm]"k r) |
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| Can"ker |
| [OE. canker, cancre, AS.
cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar. |
A corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp. a
spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about
the mouth; -- called also water canker, canker of the
mouth, and noma.
Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or
destroy.
A disease incident to
trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off.
An obstinate and often
incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation
of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths; --
usually resulting from neglected thrush.
A kind of wild, worthless rose; the
dog-rose.
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| Canker (canker) |
|---|
| v.
t. | (k***nsm]"kr) |
|---|
| Can"ker |
| v.
t. [imp. *** p. p. Cankered (-
k&etilde]rd); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Cankering.] |
To affect as a canker]
to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
To infect or pollute; to
corrupt.
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| Canker (canker) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Can"ker |
|
To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a
mineral.
To be or become diseased, or as if
diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become
venomous.
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