Quarter-

evil. An infectious disease of cattle, prevalent during the summer months, and characterized by the appearance of irregular emphysematous swellings of the subcutaneous ti ue and muscles, especially over the quarters, hence the name: it is also called Symptomatic Anthrax, Black- Leg. Fr., "Cfiarbon symptom at i que." Ger., Rauschbrand. See Bacillus chauvizi, Bollinger and Feser, under Bacteria, Synonymatic Table of, and also Black-leg.