Turnsick

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The disease coenurosis, specifically when it occurs in sheep. obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

From turn + sick, because turning on the spot is a symptom of the disease.

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