quittor

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quittor

/ˈkwɪt.ə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈkwɪt.ɚ/ US
[ˈkwɪɾ.ɚ] US

Sounds like quitter · Rhymes with -ɪtə(ɹ)

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From Middle English quiter, quitere, quitoure, quiture, quytur, whitour, from Old French cuiture, quiture, probably from Latin coctura. Cognate with Low German kwater, kwader (“rottenness”).

noun quittors · quitter

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

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@misc{quittor_2026,
  title = {quittor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quittor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}