trembles
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A disease in farm animals that happens when they eat certain plants and makes them shake and become weak
- noun
- Archaic
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temblor
- After eating contaminated plants, several cows developed trembles and were unable to stand.
Examples
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THE EARTH TREMBLES BENEATH ME.
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[TREMBLES]
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(BREATH TREMBLES)
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(BREATH TREMBLES)
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(BREATH TREMBLES)
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(BREATH TREMBLES)
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(BREATH TREMBLES)
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The cattle showed signs of trembles, indicating they had consumed toxic snakeroot.
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Due to trembles, the veterinarian recommended immediate treatment for the affected livestock.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trembles (the cattle disease) comes from the verb tremble, which means 'to shake'. Because sick animals shake and become weak after eating bad plants, people named the illness 'the trembles', so the origin explains the disease's main symptom.