summer complaint
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of summer complaint
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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The writer says this is one of the finest remedies she has ever known for summer complaint.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
Camomile tea is good for sleeplessness; calamus and catnip for babies' colic; and cinnamon for hemorrhages and summer complaint.
From The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes by Campbell, Helen
One of the children too has been troubled with the "summer complaint" for a day or two; but he thinks that a dose of catnip, under Providence, will effect a cure.
From Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons by Mitchell, Donald Grant
These measures may ward off summer complaint and assist in teething.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
Heretofore the baby has been expected to cry and to have summer complaint before anybody worried about the treatment it received.
From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.
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