braxy

[ brak-see ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

braxy

/ ˈbræksɪ /

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 braxy¹

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

Origin of braxy¹

C18: of unknown origin

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

"Very curious," thought Montaiglon, making poor play with his braxy ham.

The Gipsies were not spared of braxy, of which they were fond.

Thousands of sheep have died on the prairies from braxy, induced by exposure and miserable forage.

This is a kind of mutton called braxy, being nothing less than the flesh of a sheep which has died of a certain disease.

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