prison fever
Americannoun
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Emaciated as she was in the dungeon after prison fever, foul air and discomfort would have killed her; but now she had the most tender care, and not only plenty, but luxury.
From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Jeremiah Curtin
I took the prison fever and was sent to the hospital.
From The Twin Hells; a thrilling narrative of life in the Kansas and Missouri penitentiaries by John N. Reynolds
Is there a danger of prison fever, sergeant?
From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
“This cursed prison fever is eating me up;” and with that I turned my back on him.
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Stuart Travis
A very woebegone battalion we must have looked as we tramped to our new quarters--many of us suffering from prison fever, all more or less in rags, and half starved.
From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Herbert Strang
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