Cape Horn fever
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Cape Horn fever
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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‘It's awfully coincidental Jane is sick the same time that big report is due. Must be Cape Horn Fever.’
From Fox News
What sailors call the "Cape Horn fever," alarmingly prevailed; though it disappeared altogether when we got into the weather, which, as with many other invalids, was solely to be imputed to the wonder-working effects of an entire change of climate.
From Project Gutenberg
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