animal heat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of animal heat
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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"This work is underpinned by multiple years of animal heat stress trials conducted at SARDI's Turretfield Research Centre in Rosedale and our Roseworthy campus."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2024
Billy doesn’t so much as twitch when they pause on his tier, a fulmination of animal heat roaring at his side.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2016
The laconic, seemingly impersonal surfaces of Pritchett's stories give off a surprising amount of animal heat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. Combe recommends for general use the tepid or warm bath, as being much more suitable than the cold bath, 'especially in the winter for those who are not robust, and full of animal heat.'
From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence
With teeth dropping to the spasm of cold and skins in an electric wave of shivers to force animal heat, the boys fell to unconscious slumbers, but my lids did not easily close.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.
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