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braxy
[ brak-see ]
noun
- Also called bradsot. an acute inflammatory disease of the intestines of sheep, caused by a bacterium, Clostridium septicum.
adjective
- affected with braxy.
braxy
/ ˈbræksɪ /
noun
- an acute and usually fatal bacterial disease of sheep characterized by high fever, coma, and inflammation of the fourth stomach, caused by infection with Clostridium septicum
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of braxy1
C18: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
I have known natives of Tweed-dale and Ettrick Forest, who preferred braxy to the best meat killed by the hand of man.
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"Very curious," thought Montaiglon, making poor play with his braxy ham.
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The Gipsies were not spared of braxy, of which they were fond.
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Thousands of sheep have died on the prairies from braxy, induced by exposure and miserable forage.
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This is a kind of mutton called braxy, being nothing less than the flesh of a sheep which has died of a certain disease.
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