Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Charbon

Charbon , noun

[French, coal, charbon.]

1.
(Farriery) A small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become obliterated.
2.
A very contagious and fatal disease of sheep, horses, and cattle. See Malignant pustule.