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NOUN:
    1. An abscessed boillike swelling on the back of cattle, deer, and certain other animals, caused by the larva of a warble fly.
    2. The warble fly, especially in its larval stage.
  2. A hard lump of tissue on a riding horse's back caused by rubbing of the saddle.
ETYMOLOGY:
Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Swedish varbulde


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