a. [f. THRUSH2 2 + -Y.] Pertaining to or affected with thrush (sense 2).
1831. [Youatt], Horse, xvi. 307. When the frog … becomes … diseased, the cleft … penetrates even to the sensible horn within, and through this … fissure the thrushy discharge proceeds. Ibid., 308. Turning out would be prejudicial rather than of benefit to thrushy feet.
