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orf

British  
/ ɔːf /

noun

  1. Technical name: contagious pustular dermatitis.  Also called: scabby mouthvet science an infectious disease of sheep and sometimes goats and cattle, characterized by scabby pustular lesions on the muzzle and lips; caused by a paramyxovirus

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Many zoonoses — rabies, Lyme, anthrax, mad cow disease, SARS, Ebola, West Nile, Zika — loom large in public consciousness; others are less familiar: Q fever, orf, Rift Valley fever, Kyasanur Forest disease.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2020

And orf they came – both BBC1 and the media company behind the film lost theirs.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013

David Geffen tried it: 'Get orf my land!'

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2013

But novel readers are not so interested in dowager-&-debutante doings as are society editors orf social secretaries.

From Time Magazine Archive

Quiet young lady she was, too; dressed very plain; you might say shabby; and went orf lookin' fit to cry with disappointment.

From Christina by Moberly, L. G.

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