braxy

braxy [brak-see]Veterinary Pathology ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. Also called bradsot. an acute inflammatory disease of the intestines of sheep, caused by a bacterium, Clostridium septicum.

adjective

2. affected with braxy.

Origin of braxy 1775–85; back formation from braxes (brax for bracks (plural of brack, Old English brǣc rheum; akin to break) + -es plural ending) Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for braxy Historical Examples of braxy

The Gipsies were not spared of braxy, of which they were fond.

A History of the Gipsies

Walter Simson

Braxy, however, may arise from other and more obvious causes.

A Treatise on Sheep:

Ambrose Blacklock

“But for me, my wumman, ye’d hae been braxy ere nicht,” she told it as it departed bleating.

Huntingtower

John Buchan

Thousands of sheep have died on the prairies from braxy, induced by exposure and miserable forage.

Domestic Animals

Richard L. Allen

“Very curious,” thought Montaiglon, making poor play with his braxy ham.

Doom Castle

Neil Munro

British Dictionary definitions for braxy braxy noun

1. an acute and usually fatal bacterial disease of sheep characterized by high fever, coma, and inflammation of the fourth stomach, caused by infection with Clostridium septicum

Word Origin for braxy C18: of unknown origin 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