dumb ague
noun Pathology.
an irregular form of intermittent malarial fever, lacking the usual chill.
Words nearby dumb ague
dum-dum, duma, dumaguete, dumas, dumb, dumb ague, dumb barter, dumb bid, dumb bunny, dumb cane, dumb cluck
Origin of dumb ague
First recorded in 1780–90
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Examples from the Web for 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 MeyersBut 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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