† moor-sickadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moor n.¹, sick adj.

Etymology: < moor n.¹ + sick adj.

English regional (Cornwall). Obsolete.

Of livestock: suffering from a disease thought to be caused by lying on moorland. Cf. moor-evil n., moor-ill n.

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spearworty1736

paterish1794

pothery1799

moor-sick1811

poked1828

respy1856

fly-struck1922

1811 in W. Marshall Rev. Rep. to Board Agric. from Southern & Peninsula Dept. Eng. (1817) 532 Sheep pastured on these [Cornish] moors will not remain there healthy more than a month or two at a time, but become what is called moor-sick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	moor-sick
释义	† moor-sickadj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moor n.¹, sick adj. Etymology: < moor n.¹ + sick adj. English regional (Cornwall). Obsolete. Of livestock: suffering from a disease thought to be caused by lying on moorland. Cf. moor-evil n., moor-ill n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of sheep > [adjective] > other disorders of sheep belt1614 tagged1614 spearworty1736 paterish1794 pothery1799 moor-sick1811 poked1828 respy1856 fly-struck1922 1811 in W. Marshall Rev. Rep. to Board Agric. from Southern & Peninsula Dept. Eng. (1817) 532 Sheep pastured on these [Cornish] moors will not remain there healthy more than a month or two at a time, but become what is called moor-sick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1811
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