n.
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Swedish varbulde boil, from variant pus + bulde swelling
Date: circa 1585
1 : a swelling under the skin especially of the back of cattle, horses, and wild mammals caused by infestation with maggots of a botfly or warble fly
2 : the maggot of a warble fly
– war · bled \ -b ə ld \ adjective