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gid

[ gid ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.
  1. a disease of cattle and especially of sheep in which the brain or spinal cord is infested with larvae of the dog tapeworm, Multiceps multiceps, producing staggers.


gid

/ ɡɪd /

noun

  1. a disease of sheep characterized by an unsteady gait and staggering, caused by infestation of the brain with tapeworms ( Taenia caenuris )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gid1

First recorded in 1550–60; back formation from giddy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gid1

C17: back formation from giddy
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Example Sentences

The head of GID is the second-most-powerful man in the land.

The collection soon expanded to include music by Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers and Jimmie Rodgers.

Then the boy picked up the reins, shook them, and said "Gid-dap!"

At the corner of a field Gid halted and put down his bag, and the dog turned about, pretending to be on his way home.

Gid turned into a road leading to the right, and looking back he saw that Mayo was riding straight ahead.

The Major sat down, but Gid edged up nearer the table as if preparing to snatch the bottle.

Gid had spread his hands over the whisky as if to warm them in this liquidized soul of the past.

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