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walkabout disease — noun or walking disease : a disease of horses marked by cirrhosis of the liver, severe nervous symptoms, and continuous aimless walking and usually believed to be caused by eating poisonous vegetation compare winton disease … Useful english dictionary
walkabout disease — /ˈwɔkəbaʊt dəziz/ (say wawkuhbowt duhzeez) noun a fatal liver disease of horses, suspected to be caused by eating some forms of crotalaria; Kimberley disease …
walkabout — /ˈwɔkəbaʊt / (say wawkuhbowt) noun 1. a period of wandering as a nomad, often as undertaken by Aboriginal people who feel the need to leave the place where they are in contact with white society, and return for spiritual replenishment to their… …
Walkabout (novel) — Walkabout is a novel written by James Vance Marshall, first published in 1959. It is about two children who get lost in the Australian Outback and are helped by an Aborigine on his walkabout. A film based on the book came out in 1971, but… … Wikipedia
walking disease — n WALKABOUT DISEASE … Medical dictionary
Kimberley disease — /ˈkɪmbəli dəziz/ (say kimbuhlee duhzeez) noun → walkabout disease …
kimberley horse disease — noun Usage: usually capitalized K Etymology: from Kimberley, district of Western Australia : walkabout disease … Useful english dictionary
walking disease — variant of walkabout disease … Useful english dictionary
winton disease — ˈwintən, tən noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: probably from Winton, town in southern South Island, New Zealand : cirrhosis of the liver in horses and cattle resulting from the chronic poisoning by toxic constituents of ragworts and… … Useful english dictionary
crotalism — SYN: crotalaria poisoning. * * * cro·ta·lism əl .iz əm n the poisoning or poisoned condition of animals caused by eating a leguminous plant (Crotalaria sagittalis) or other plants of the same genus in the field or as hay called also crotalariosis … Medical dictionary
