Farriery. Obs. [F. jardon, ad. It. giardone, augmentative of giarda JARDE.] A callous tumor on the leg of a horse, a little below the bending of the ham on the outside.
c. 1720. W. Gibson, Farrier’s Guide, II. lxxviii. (1738), 234. All those hard Tumors … whether they be Spavins, Jardons, Curbs, or any other kind.
1797. Sporting Mag., X. 11. A Jardon is a swelling on the outside of the hock, proceeding from a kick or some accident.
