dumb ague EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun Pathology. an irregular form of intermittent malarial fever, lacking the usual chill. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of dumb ague First recorded in 1780–90 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for dumb ague Historical Examples of dumb ague
It seemed as though I was to suffer from that or dumb-ague every time I traveled on this river.
Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army
Augustus Meyers
But for him, I might never have heard of ‘the dumb-ague,’ respecting which malady I am now learned.
Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for dumb ague dumb ague noun an irregular form of malarial fever (ague) lacking the typically symptomatic chill 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