A veterinary term describing damage to an animal's fur or hide caused by rubbing or wear.
From French 'abatture' or related to 'abattre,' referring to the wearing away or damage of surface material. A technical term used in horse care and veterinary medicine.
Stable masters and horse doctors needed a specific word for the damage horses got from rubbing against rough spots—showing that technical vocabularies develop wherever people specialize in caring for animals.
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