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Ague

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Easton's Bible Dictionary
Ague

The translation in Leviticus 26:16 (R.V., "fever") of the Hebrew word kaddah'ath, meaning "kindling", i.e., an inflammatory or burning fever. In Deuteronomy 28:22 the word is rendered "fever."


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Ague

Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Ague

A'GUE, noun a'gu,

1. The cold fit which precedes a fever, or a paroxysm of fever in intermittents. It is accompanied with shivering.

2. Chilliness; a chill, or state of shaking with cold, though in health.

3. It is used for a periodical fever, an intermittent, whether quotidian, tertian, or quartan. In this case, the word, which signifies the preceding cold fit, is used for the disease.

A'GUE, verb transitive To cause a shivering in; to strike with a cold fit.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Ague-cake

A'GUE-CAKE, noun a hard tumor on the left side of the belly, lower than the false ribs; supposed to be the effect of intermitting fevers.


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Agued

A'GUED, adjective Chilly; having a fit of ague; shivering with cold or fear.


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Ague-fit

A'GUE-FIT, noun A paroxysm of cold, or shivering; chilliness.


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Ague-proof

A'GUE-PROOF, noun Able to resist agues; proof against agues.


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Aguerry

AGUER'RY, verb transitive To inure to the hardships of war; to instruct in the art of war. [Not in use.]


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Ague-spell

A'GUE-SPELL, noun A charm or spell to cure or prevent ague.


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Ague-struck

A'GUE-STRUCK, adjective Struck with ague.


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Ague-tree

A'GUE-TREE, noun A name sometimes applied to sassafras, on account of its febrifuge qualities.


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