megrims
Britishnoun
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archaic a fit of depression
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archaic a disease of horses and cattle; staggers
Example Sentences
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"Oh, Lavinia, you must get the better of these megrims of yours, for there is nought that sickens a man sooner, believe me."
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"It is but a touch of the megrims, I have; but you must not think of doing anything for a week."
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At any rate she had to thank him for dispelling her megrims for the time being.
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The nimble sylphs bring from the "Cave of Spleen" a stock of shrieks, and tears, and megrims.
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I believed that everybody hated me, and that Mrs. Unwin hated me most of all; was convinced that all my food was poisoned, together with ten thousand megrims of the same stamp.
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