2. (Far.) An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the
ordinary greasy secretion of the part, and producing
dryness and scurfiness, followed by cracks, ulceration,
and fungous excrescences.
{Grease bush}. (Bot.) Same as {Grease wood} (below).
{Grease moth} (Zo["o]l.), a pyralid moth ({Aglossa
pinguinalis}) whose larva eats greasy cloth, etc.
{Grease wood} (Bot.), a scraggy, stunted, and somewhat
prickly shrub ({Sarcobatus vermiculatus}) of the Spinach
family, very abundant in alkaline valleys from the upper
Missouri to California. The name is also applied to other
plants of the same family, as several species of
{Atriplex} and {Obione}.
2. To bribe; to corrupt with presents.
The greased advocate that grinds the poor. --Dryden.
3. To cheat or cozen; to overreach. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
4. (Far.) To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease.
{To grease in the hand}, to corrupt by bribes. --Usher.