woolsorters' disease

[ wool-sawr-terz ]
nounPathology.

  1. pulmonary anthrax in humans, caused by inhaling the spores of Bacillus anthracis, which may contaminate wool fleece.

Origin of woolsorters' disease

1
1875–80; wool + sorter + 's1

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British Dictionary definitions for wool-sorter's disease

wool-sorter's disease
noun

  1. another name for anthrax

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