dumb ague

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noun Pathology.

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

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Origin of dumb ague

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby dumb ague

duma, Dumaguete, Dumas, Du Maurier, dumb, dumb ague, Dumbarton, Dumbarton Oaks, dumb-ass, dumb barter, dumbbell

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How to use dumb ague in a sentence

But for him, I might never have heard of ‘the dumb-ague,’ respecting which malady I am now learned.
The Uncommercial Traveller|Charles Dickens
I got back all right with the exception of the dumb ague, which took me just as I got ready to leave Fort Gibson.
Elam Storm, The Wolfer|Harry Castlemon
And as he cured me of the dumb ague by giving me a pitcher of ice-water, I thought I would bring him along.
Elam Storm, The Wolfer|Harry Castlemon
Besides, he's ben on the flat of his back off and on all summer, with dumb ague.
Travelers Five Along Life's Highway|Annie Fellows Johnston

To this cause he attributed the 'dumb ague,' that laid him up when the first snow-storm commenced.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 5, November 1837|Various

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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