Rock fever

noun

Pathology.

1. brucellosis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rock fever¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; so called from the Rock of Gibraltar, where it is prevalent

Example Sentences

Sherman “Buzz” Lenhart caught his case of “rock fever” when he was still in high school in Lingle, Wyoming.

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Former Warriors basketball coach Riley Wallace used to talk about “rock fever.”

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