locoism

locoism [loh-koh-iz-uh m] WORD ORIGIN noun Veterinary Pathology. a disease chiefly of sheep, horses, and cattle, caused by the eating of locoweed and characterized by weakness, impaired vision, irregular behavior, and paralysis. Liberaldictionary.com

Origin of locoism An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; loco + -ism Also called loco, loco disease. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for locoism locoism noun another word for loco disease 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