braxy

braxy
braxy 'brak-sē n, pl brax·ies
1) a malignant edema of sheep that involves gastrointestinal invasion by a spore-forming bacterium of the genus Clostridium (C. septicum), produces an enterotoxemia characterized by staggering, convulsions, coma, and death, and is common in Iceland, Scotland, and Norway compare BLACK DISEASE
2) a sheep dead from natural causes and esp. from disease also mutton from such a carcass

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(brakґse) a disease of sheep caused by Clostridium septicum, and marked by hemorrhagic abomasitis, with hemorrhage into the peritoneal cavity, by abdominal pain, and, usually, by diarrhea and high fever. Called also bradshot, bransot, and malignant edema.

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  • Braxy — Brax y, n. [Cf. AS. breac rheum, broc sickness, Ir. bracha corruption. Jamieson.] 1. A disease of sheep. The term is variously applied in different localities. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. A diseased sheep, or its mutton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • braxy — 1. noun a) an inflammatory disease of sheep b) sheep that have died a natural death 2. adjective sick with braxy …   Wiktionary

  • braxy — /ˈbræksi/ (say braksee) noun 1. an acute bacterial disease of sheep involving inflammation of the bowels, usually fatal. –adjective 2. affected with braxy. {probably noun use of adjective, Old English bræcsēoc ill with falling sickness, from bræc …  

  • braxy —   n. apoplectic disease of sheep; meat of sheep dead from disease, especially from braxy; a. sick with or dead from this disease …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • braxy mutton — noun The flesh of a braxy sheep or generally of a sheep that has died of disease or accident • • • Main Entry: ↑braxy …   Useful english dictionary

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