water sickness

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water sickness

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From Middle English watersiknesse, wæterseocnesse, from Old English wætersēocnes (“dropsy”), equivalent to water + sickness.

noun

archaic, rare, uncountable Dropsy. Water sickness, or general dropsy, also frequently takes place among sheep.

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"water sickness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/water%20sickness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{water_sickness_2026,
  title = {water sickness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/water%20sickness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}