ACNESTIS, noun [Gr. a priv. to rub or gnaw.]
That part of the spine in quadrupeds which extends from the metaphrenon, between the shoulder blades, to the loins; which the animal cannot reach to scratch.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.