lampers

Variant of lampas

noun

an inflammatory disease of horses, in which the roof of the mouth becomes swollen
also lampers

Origin: Fr < OFr, throat: ? akin to lamper, to guzzle (nasalized form of laper, to lap), prob. < Gmc *lapian < IE echoic base *lab-: see lap

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