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falling sickness

falling sickness

noun

Origin:
1520–30
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Falling sickness is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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falling sickness or falling evil
 
n
a former name (nontechnical) for epilepsy
 
falling evil or falling evil
 
n

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