Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word foot-rot.
Examples
-
Such diseases as foot-rot are unknown, owing probably to the generally dry surface of the land.
-
This powder is also an admirable application for foot-rot in sheep.
-
Sheep are fond of the plant, which protects them from foot-rot; but it acts as a deadly poison to parrots.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
-
Sheep suffering from the foot-rot, if able to get at the bark and young shoots of an Elder tree, will thereby cure themselves of this affection.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
-
It was no good growing anything, because every one grew so much that there was no market, and the sheep died of foot-rot and you couldn't give your butter away, and it is not much worse to have nothing to sell than not he able to sell a thing when you have it.
My Brilliant Career Miles Franklin 1916
-
"What do you do if they get foot-rot?" asked Miss Laura.
Beautiful Joe Marshall Saunders 1904
-
If they are put on damp, well-watered country they die of worms, fluke, and foot-rot.
-
"What do you do if they get foot-rot?" asked Miss Laura.
-
You know we've had warm, moist weather all through July, and I'm afraid of foot-rot.
-
To be losing time and money through the foot-rot in the flock,
In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses Henry Lawson 1894
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.