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louping ill
[ lou-ping, loh-, loo- ]
noun
Veterinary Pathology.
- an acute viral disease of sheep affecting the nervous system, transmitted by a tick.
louping ill
/ ˈləʊ-; ˈlaʊpɪŋ /
noun
- a viral disease of sheep causing muscular twitching and partial paralysis: transmitted by the bite of an infected tick ( Ixodes ricinus )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of louping ill1
First recorded in 1810–20; loup 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of louping ill1
C18 louping, from loup ²
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
But gamekeepers may cull the animals in an effort to protect red grouse from the tick-borne louping ill virus.
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Thus he is compelled to admit under "Diseases of the head" Scabs on the mouth side by side with Sturdy, and Louping ill: in this way mingling affections of the skin with diseases of totally different organs—the brain and spinal marrow—and causing much embarassment to the reader.
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