farcy

English

Alternative forms

• farcin (obsolete)

Etymology

From French farcin, from Latin farcīminum (“a disease of horses”), from farciō (“to stuff, to fill”). See farce.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑː.si/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑɹ.si/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)si

Noun

farcy (countable and uncountable, plural farcies)

1. The horse disease glanders, especially its cutaneous form.

Derived terms

• farcical (obsolete)
• farcied
• farcinous
• farcy bud
• pseudofarcy