(obsolete) A disease of animals, especially horses, based in the glands under the ear, where a tumour is formed which sometimes ends in suppuration.

(transitive) To slide back; to open or unfasten by sliding.

(zoology) Any mammal in the family Erinaceidae, the hedgehogs, gymnures and moonrats.

(informal) Pertaining to or characterized by work. / (informal) Tending to be very serious about work; industrious. / (obsolete) Showing the effect of much effort and work; intricate or involved.