gid

[ gid ]

/ gɪd /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

a disease of cattle and especially of sheep in which the brain or spinal cord is infested with larvae of the dog tapeworm, Multiceps multiceps, producing staggers.

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Also called sturdy.

Compare waterbrain.

Origin of gid

First recorded in 1550–60; back formation from giddy

Words nearby gid

Gibson Desert, Gibson girl, Gibson murmur, gibus, GIC, gid, giddap, gidday, giddy, giddyap, giddy-headed

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Example sentences from the Web for gid

The head of GID is the second-most-powerful man in the land.
Jordan's Arab Spring|Bruce Riedel|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The collection soon expanded to include music by Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers and Jimmie Rodgers.
Doc Watson, a Legendary Picker, Was Traditional Music’s Best Ambassador|Malcolm Jones|May 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Gid, whatever his other shortcomings might have been, was a good blacksmith, and the rod was well repaired.
The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship|Margaret Burnham
I shouldn't want to be the man that went up on Gid Ward's operations and tried to hire his teams away!
The Rainy Day Railroad War|Holman Day

He rapidly repeated the magic formula, and pronounced Gid Mackall "it."
Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)|John McElroy
The Surgeon had reached Gid Mackall, and had put him in comfortable shape.
Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6)|John McElroy
It said 'Gid sells out Mr. Tucker and wants your girl,' and it was signed 'Bob.'
Rose of Old Harpeth|Maria Thompson Daviess

British Dictionary definitions for gid

gid

/ (ɡɪd) /

noun

a disease of sheep characterized by an unsteady gait and staggering, caused by infestation of the brain with tapeworms (Taenia caenuris)

Word Origin for gid

C17: back formation from giddy

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