water brash

noun

, Pathology.

1. heartburn ( def 1 ).

water brash

noun

1. pathol another term for heartburn

Word History and Origins

Origin of water brash¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

There is a disease that afflicts many frontier people, called by some "sick stomach," by others, "water brash," from its symptoms of sudden nausea, with vomiting, especially after meals.

From Project Gutenberg

The symptoms of dyspepsia are:Feeling of weight in the stomach;Bloated condition after eating;Belching of wind;Nausea;Vomiting of food;Water brash;Pain in the stomach;Heartburn;Bad taste in the mouth in the morning;Palpitation of the heart;Cankered mouth; loss of flesh;Fickle appetite; depression of spirits;Lack of energy; headache and constipation.

From Project Gutenberg

All that live-long night he puked and strained till he got so weakened his head hung over the side of the bed and hot water poured out of his mouth same as if he had water brash.

From Project Gutenberg

Associated word: hydrophytology. water-pox, n. varicella, swine-pox. water-qualm, n. water brash, pyrosis. watershed, n. divide. water sports. aquatics. water wheel. tympanum, turbine. watery, a. aqueous; ichorous, serous, sanious. watery discharge. hydrorrhea. wattle, n. gill, caruncle. wave, n. undulation, surge, eagre, bore, swell, billow, breaker; ripple; whitecap; signal, flourish; swelling, excitement, tide.

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Aquarius. water bottle. carafe. water brash. water-qualm, pyrosis. water-clock, n. clepsydra; hydroscope. water-closet, n. privy. water color. aquarelle. water-course, n. channel, ditch, canal, moat, sewer, drain, aqueduct, gutter, trench, wady. water-cure, n. hydropathy. water-doctor, n. hydropathist. waterfall, n. cascade, cataract, fall, linn. wateriness, n. aquosity. waterless, a. anhydrous. water-lily, n.

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