The translation in Lev. 26:16 (R.V., "fever") of the Hebrew word kaddah'ath, meaning "kindling", i.e., an inflammatory or burning fever. In Deut. 28:22 the word is rendered "fever."
·noun An acute fever. II. Ague ·noun A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold. III. Ague ·vt To ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The venereal disease. He broke his shins against Covent Garden rails; he caught the venereal disorde...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
The venereal disorder. ...