costive
adjective
suffering from constipation; constipated.
costiveness
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a word derived from
costive.
Example Sentences
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Yet the Professor adds that on the third day a costiveness came on, which was removed by giving each calf three ounces of Epsom salts.
From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Honor? Bourguignon
This disease, popularly known as the “stretches,” is erroneously attributed to an involution of the part of the intestine within another; it being, in reality, a species of flatulent colic, induced by costiveness.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
But it is generally occasioned by costiveness, which see above.
The first is inflammation of the external coats of the intestines, accompanied by considerable fever, and usually costiveness.
Too much or too little food will have this effect: the former generally occasions looseness, and the latter costiveness; and both have a tendency to injure health.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
