dumb ague

noun Pathology.

an irregular form of intermittent malarial fever, lacking the usual chill.

Origin of dumb ague

First recorded in 1780–90

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Historical Examples of dumb ague

It seemed as though I was to suffer from that or dumb-ague every time I traveled on this river.
Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army
Augustus Meyers
But for him, I might never have heard of ‘the dumb-ague,’ respecting which malady I am now learned.
The Uncommercial Traveller
Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for dumb ague

dumb ague

noun

an irregular form of malarial fever (ague) lacking the typically symptomatic chill

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