dumb ague

noun

, Pathology.

1. an irregular form of intermittent malarial fever, lacking the usual chill.

dumb ague

noun

1. an irregular form of malarial fever (ague) lacking the typically symptomatic chill

Word History and Origins

Origin of dumb ague¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

But for him, I might never have heard of ‘the dumb-ague,’ respecting which malady I am now learned.

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I got back all right with the exception of the dumb ague, which took me just as I got ready to leave Fort Gibson.

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And as he cured me of the dumb ague by giving me a pitcher of ice-water, I thought I would bring him along.

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Besides, he's ben on the flat of his back off and on all summer, with dumb ague.

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To this cause he attributed the 'dumb ague,' that laid him up when the first snow-storm commenced.

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