woolsorters' disease

[ wool-sawr-terz ]

nounPathology.

pulmonary anthrax in humans, caused by inhaling the spores of Bacillus anthracis, which may contaminate wool fleece.

Origin of woolsorters' disease

1875–80; wool + sorter + 's¹

Words Nearby woolsorters' disease

woolman
woolpack
woolsack
woolshed
woolskin
woolsorters' disease
wool sponge
wool stapler
wool store
wool table
Woolwich

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

British Dictionary definitions for wool-sorter's disease

wool-sorter's disease

noun

another name for anthrax

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse