braxy

[ brak-see ]

noun
  1. Also called bradsot. an acute inflammatory disease of the intestines of sheep, caused by a bacterium, Clostridium septicum.

adjective
  1. affected with braxy.

Origin of braxy

1
1775–85; back formation from braxes (brax for bracks (plural of brack,Old English brǣc rheum; akin to break) + -es plural ending)

Words Nearby braxy

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How to use braxy in a sentence

  • I have known natives of Tweed-dale and Ettrick Forest, who preferred braxy to the best meat killed by the hand of man.

    A History of the Gipsies | Walter Simson
  • "Very curious," thought Montaiglon, making poor play with his braxy ham.

    Doom Castle | Neil Munro
  • The Gipsies were not spared of braxy, of which they were fond.

    A History of the Gipsies | Walter Simson
  • Thousands of sheep have died on the prairies from braxy, induced by exposure and miserable forage.

    Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
  • This is a kind of mutton called braxy, being nothing less than the flesh of a sheep which has died of a certain disease.

British Dictionary definitions for braxy

braxy

/ (ˈbræksɪ) /


noun
  1. an acute and usually fatal bacterial disease of sheep characterized by high fever, coma, and inflammation of the fourth stomach, caused by infection with Clostridium septicum

Origin of braxy

1
C18: of unknown origin

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