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louping ill

[ lou-ping, loh-, loo- ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.
  1. an acute viral disease of sheep affecting the nervous system, transmitted by a tick.


louping ill

/ ˈləʊ-; ˈlaʊpɪŋ /

noun

  1. a viral disease of sheep causing muscular twitching and partial paralysis: transmitted by the bite of an infected tick ( Ixodes ricinus )
“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 louping ill1

First recorded in 1810–20; loup 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of louping ill1

C18 louping, from loup ²
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Example Sentences

But gamekeepers may cull the animals in an effort to protect red grouse from the tick-borne louping ill virus.

From BBC

Thus he is compelled to admit under "Diseases of the head" Scabs on the mouth side by side with Sturdy, and Louping ill: in this way mingling affections of the skin with diseases of totally different organs—the brain and spinal marrow—and causing much embarassment to the reader.

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