country fever
Origin of country fever
11815–25; Americanism
Words Nearby country fever
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How to use country fever in a sentence
No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.
Strange Stories | Grant AllenAre we to find ourselves down with country fever to-morrow morning?
The Wreck of The Red Bird | George Cary EgglestonIn fact, we now and then take a turn at it ourselves when this beastly up-country fever strikes us.
Haviland's Chum | Bertram MitfordThe day was blazing hot, but the chills of the dread up-country fever held him in their grip.
A Secret of the Lebombo | Bertram Mitford
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