Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lung sick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: lung sick
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of lung-sick.

noun

Alternative form of lungsickness.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As for “lung sick,” which is a dreadful form of pneumonia, very prevalent in this country, they [the oxen] had all been inoculated against it. This is done by cutting a slit in the tail of an ox, and binding in a piece of the diseased lung of an animal which had died of the sickness."
"[…] a contagious disease broke out among my cattle; […] . Having shot one, the disease proved to be a contagious pleuro-pneumonia, similar to the ‘lung sick’ so prevalent in this neighborhood, affecting hips and shoulder-blades, causing lameness. […] we were surrounded by ‘lung-sick’ cattle dying near our encampment."
"Lung sickness appeared at Toise River about this time. […] I certainly think that if affected animals with lung sick cannot be slaughtered on recovery they should be branded."

Usage

Questions

What does lung sick mean?: Alternative form of lung-sick.

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