Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Farcy \Far"cy\, n. [F. farcin; cf. L. farciminum a disease of
   horses, fr. farcire. See {Farce}.] (Far.)
   A contagious disease of horses, associated with painful
   ulcerating enlargements, esp. upon the head and limbs. It is
   of the same nature as glanders, and is often fatal. Called
   also {farcin}, and {farcimen}.

   Note: Farcy, although more common in horses, is communicable
         to other animals and to human beings.

   {Farcy bud}, a hard, prominent swelling occurring upon the
      cutaneous surface in farcy, due to the obstruction and
      inflammation of the lymphatic vessels, and followed by
      ulceration. --Youatt.