The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hydrophobia \Hy`dro*pho"bi*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; "y`dwr water + ? fear: cf. F. hydrophobie.] (Med.)
An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:
A viral disease trransmitted by a bite from, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and constriction in the throat, causing difficulty in deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness.
Wiktionary
n. (archaic form of hydrophobia English)
Usage examples of "hydrophoby".
I've warned you just like I'd warn folks if there was a hydrophoby wolf in the neighborhood.
Better stand shy of it because I figure it'll bite, and might have a touch of hydrophoby, judgin' by sound.