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Sheep fever
Answer for the clue "Sheep fever ", 5 letters:
braxy
Word definitions for braxy in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Braxy \Brax"y\, n. [Cf. AS. breac rheum, broc sickness, Ir. bracha corruption. Jamieson.] A disease of sheep. The term is variously applied in different localities. [Scot.] A diseased sheep, or its mutton.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Braxy is an inflammatory disease in the abomasal lining of sheep caused by the bacterium Clostridium septicum (aka Bacillus septicus ), followed by rapid death. Braxy is often brought on by a change from succulent food to dry (or icy) food. It is usually ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. sick with braxy n. 1 An inflammatory disease of sheep. 2 (context now historical English) Meat from sheep that have died from this disease, or that have died from accident or disease in general.
Usage examples of braxy.
There was more food in the place, for there had been feasts of braxy mutton, and the hens were laying again, and there was milk in the cogies.