rabies
Definition of rabies:
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part of speech: noun
The disease ( esp. of dogs) from which hydrophobia is communicated.
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part of speech: noun
That distemper of dogs- rarely of other animals- under which, should their saliva be absorbed into the human system by a bite or scratch, the disease called hydrophobia is produced.
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Common misspellings:
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- rabie (7.7%)
- rabis (11.5%)
- rabbies (80.8%)
Usage examples for rabies:
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I reckon they think you know all about rabies being in the country.
"Starr, of the Desert" – B. M Bower -
If I, Romanoff, were in your position, I would have no more hesitation in putting him out of existence than your gamekeeper would have in shooting a dog with rabies
"The Everlasting Arms" – Joseph Hocking
