- a variation of flatulence.
flatulency
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Internally, used for.—Disorders of the stomach, flatulency, dysentery, colic.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
"It's getting terrible mixed down here, Sol," Max commented as he hiccoughed away a slight flatulency.
From Elkan Lubliner, American by Montague Glass
The appetite becomes diminished, and flatulency, and other symptoms of indigestion are felt.
From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Thomas Garnett
Used alone for want of tone of stomach, flatulency, cramps and colic.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
Each time I had to let my belt buckle out for another notch in order that I might breathe I diagnosed the trouble as a touch of what might be called Harlem flatulency.
From One Third Off by Tony Sarg
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