liver-rot

American

[liv-er-rot] / ˈlɪv ərˌrɒt /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

a disease chiefly of sheep and cattle, characterized by sluggishness, weight loss, and local damage to the liver, caused by infection from the liver fluke.

Etymology

Origin of liver-rot

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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Much of the grain was never harvested, whilst owing mainly to the excessive floods there commenced an outbreak of liver-rot in sheep, due to the ravages of the fluke parasite.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Mould and ergot were prevalent among plants, and flukes producing liver-rot among live stock, especially sheep.

From A Short History of English Agriculture by Curtler, W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts)

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