ship fever

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ship fever

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It was once common in the crowded conditions on ships.

noun ship-fever

uncountable A form of typhus fever. "No fear of scurvy or ship fever this voyage. What with the ship's surgeon and this other doctor, our only danger will be from drug or pill."
Similar: hospital fever, jail fever, putrid fever

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@misc{ship_fever_2026,
  title = {ship fever},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ship%20fever},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}