braxy

American  

[brak-see] / ˈbræk si /

noun

1. Also called bradsot.  an acute inflammatory disease of the intestines of sheep, caused by a bacterium, Clostridium septicum.

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adjective

1. affected with braxy.

braxy British  

/ ˈbræksɪ /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of braxy

1775–85; back formation from braxes ( brax for bracks (plural of brack, Old English brǣc rheum; akin to break ) + -es plural ending)

Example Sentences

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braxy

"But for me, my wumman, ye'd hae been braxy ere nicht," she told it as it departed bleating.

From Huntingtower by Buchan, John

Hogs," quo' he; "deil tak' the braxy beasts.

From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John

Death in this case occurs from suffocation, though the morbid appearances exhibited by the carcass are frequently mistaken for those of braxy.

From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose

I ate for supper most of the braxy ham and oatcake I had brought from Macmorran's cottage.

From Mr. Standfast by Buchan, John

The whole body, more particularly the abdomen, gives out a fetid gangrenous odour, which has procured for braxy the pastoral appéllation of "stinking ill" and renders the dissection far from pleasant.

From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose