summer complaint
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of summer complaint
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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This is very good for children having summer complaint.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
It is often moaned out when the child is ill with "summer complaint" or other intestinal disturbances.
From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.
The writer says this is one of the finest remedies she has ever known for summer complaint.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
For a patient with summer complaint, flavor by boiling a stick of cinnamon in it.
From The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes by Campbell, Helen
After a few more summer complaint speeches agin that Horrible!
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 22, August 27, 1870 by Various
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