summer complaint
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of summer complaint
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Heretofore the baby has been expected to cry and to have summer complaint before anybody worried about the treatment it received.
From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.
The best first step is to ask questions that they should be able to answer: What causes cholera morbus or summer complaint?
From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.
These troubles occur most frequently during the summer months, especially with infants and children, as in cholera infantum and summer complaint.
From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)
It is often moaned out when the child is ill with "summer complaint" or other intestinal disturbances.
From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.
One of the children too has been troubled with the "summer complaint" for a day or two; but he thinks that a dose of catnip, under Providence, will effect a cure.
From Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons by Mitchell, Donald Grant
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