"farcy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɑː.si/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɑɹ.si/ [General-American] Forms: farcies [plural], farcin [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)si Etymology: From French farcin, from Latin farcīminum (“a disease of horses”), from farciō (“to stuff, to fill”). See farce. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|farcin}} French farcin, {{der|en|la|farcīminum||a disease of horses}} Latin farcīminum (“a disease of horses”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} farcy (countable and uncountable, plural farcies)
  1. The horse disease glanders, especially its cutaneous form. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: farcical [obsolete], farcied, farcinous, farcy bud, pseudofarcy
    Sense id: en-farcy-en-noun-rYZj5tdg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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