1765 tr. G. van Swieten IX. 17 Even the pus-like spittings that are discharged in pleurisies come from the lungs.
1876 9 177 Discharge less in quantity and more pus-like.
1960 9 Feb. 117/1 A cow is drying off and two of her teats yield a pus-like liquid only. Is this all right?
2001 June 6/2 Most bacterial infections that I have seen create an effusion of pus-like fluid.