Noah Webster
Anthrax
AN'THRAX, noun [Gr.; supra.]
A carbuncle; a malignant ulcer, with intense burning. The ancients gave this name to a gem, and it is sometimes used for lithanthrax or pit-coal.
AN'THRAX, noun [Gr.; supra.]
A carbuncle; a malignant ulcer, with intense burning. The ancients gave this name to a gem, and it is sometimes used for lithanthrax or pit-coal.