liver-rot
[ 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.
Words nearby liver-rot
liver opal, liver salts, liver sausage, liver spot, liver spots, liver-rot, liveried, liverish, liverleaf, livermore, livermorium
Origin of liver-rot
First recorded in 1830–40
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