milk sickness

noun

1
: an acute disease characterized by weakness, vomiting, and constipation and caused by eating dairy products or meat from cattle poisoned by various plants
2

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of milk sickness was in 1823

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“Milk sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20sickness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2023.

Medical Definition

milk sickness

noun
: an acute disease characterized by weakness, vomiting, and constipation and caused by eating dairy products or meat from cattle affected with trembles

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