dumb ague

noun Pathology.

an irregular form of intermittent malarial fever, lacking the usual chill.

Origin of dumb ague

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby dumb ague

dum-dum, duma, dumaguete, dumas, dumb, dumb ague, dumb barter, dumb bid, dumb bunny, dumb cane, dumb cluck

Example sentences from the Web for dumb ague

  • It seemed as though I was to suffer from that or dumb-ague every time I traveled on this river.

    Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army |Augustus Meyers

  • But for him, I might never have heard of ‘the dumb-ague,’ respecting which malady I am now learned.

    The Uncommercial Traveller |Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for dumb ague

dumb ague

noun

an irregular form of malarial fever (ague) lacking the typically symptomatic chill