lead colic
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Afterwards I work'd in Bonne Terre at da smelter but got lead colic an quit thar.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
Paint′ed-grass, ribbon-grass; Paint′ed-lā′dy, the thistle-butterfly, orange-red spotted with white and black; Paint′er, one whose employment is to paint: one skilled in painting; Paint′er's-col′ic, lead colic; Paint′er-stain′er, one who paints coats of arms, &c.;
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
It would require six months for you to become acclimated there, and the chances are that within that time you would be tied up in a knot with lead colic.
From The Comstock Club by Goodwin, Charles Carroll
With the greater knowledge of the danger of poisoning possessed by those who work in lead, chronic lead poisoning is becoming rare, as evidenced by the lessening frequency of wrist drop and lead colic.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
A decoction of the leaves is purgative and is used in lead colic.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
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