Quittor

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkwɪt.É™/
• Rhymes: -ɪtÉ™(r)
• Homophones: quitter

Alternative forms

• quitter (Etymology 1)

Origin

From Middle English quiter, quitere, quitoure, quiture, quytur, whitour. Cognate with Low German kwater, kwader ("rottenness").

Full definition of quittor

Noun

1. A chronic abscess, or fistula of the coronet, in a horse's foot, resulting from inflammation of the tissues investing the coffin bone.