rubbersn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌbəz/, U.S.

/ˈrəbərz/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: rub v.¹

Etymology: Apparently ultimately < rub v.¹, with unexplained ending; perhaps compare -er suffix¹, and perhaps also names for other diseases of livestock in -ers , as e.g. dartars n., (the) glanders at glander n. 2a. Compare slightly later rub n.¹ 7.

British regional. Now historical.

Usually with the. A disease of sheep characterized by incessant rubbing against hard objects, other sheep, etc.; esp. scab or scrapie. Cf. rub n.¹ 7.

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shabc897

pelt-rot?1523

dartars1580

redwater1614

rubbers1779

sheep-scab1894

scabby mouth1938

cuckoo scab1941

1779 A. Young Gen. View Agric. Lincs. 329 The rubbers, a sort of itch; they [sc. sheep] rub themselves to death; no cure.

1798 R. Parkinson Experienced Farmer I. 190 When a sheep has the rubbers, it occasions such an itching that..he will rub himself to death—he will neglect his food and fall into a regular decline, and be two or three months dying.

1825 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Agric. iii. vi.1014 The scab, shab, ray, or rubbers, are sometimes erysipelatous eruptions, and sometimes they are psoric or mangy ones. In the former instance they are universal and very red, occasioning a great heat and itching , and are thence called the rubbers.

1840 Farmers Mag. 1 314/1 The Scab, or the Rubbers, is a complaint so well known to every breeder, by its mischievous effect and highly contagious character, that it seems hardly necessary to describe it at length.

1914 J. P. McGowan Investig. into Dis. of Sheep called ‘Scrapie’ i. 11 The disease has existed in Britain since before the middle of the eighteenth century under such names as ‘scrapie’, ‘scratchie’, ‘rubbers’, ‘rickets’, ‘goggles’, ‘shakings’, ‘shrew-croft’, and ‘cuddie-trot’.

2008 Brain Res. Bull. 77 347/2 (table) Rub/Rubbers. England.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rubbers
释义	rubbersn. Brit. /ˈrʌbəz/, U.S. /ˈrəbərz/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: rub v.¹ Etymology: Apparently ultimately < rub v.¹, with unexplained ending; perhaps compare -er suffix¹, and perhaps also names for other diseases of livestock in -ers , as e.g. dartars n., (the) glanders at glander n. 2a. Compare slightly later rub n.¹ 7. British regional. Now historical. Usually with the. A disease of sheep characterized by incessant rubbing against hard objects, other sheep, etc.; esp. scab or scrapie. Cf. rub n.¹ 7. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of sheep > [noun] > skin disorders shabc897 pelt-rot?1523 dartars1580 redwater1614 rubbers1779 sheep-scab1894 scabby mouth1938 cuckoo scab1941 1779 A. Young Gen. View Agric. Lincs. 329 The rubbers, a sort of itch; they [sc. sheep] rub themselves to death; no cure. 1798 R. Parkinson Experienced Farmer I. 190 When a sheep has the rubbers, it occasions such an itching that..he will rub himself to death—he will neglect his food and fall into a regular decline, and be two or three months dying. 1825 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Agric. iii. vi.1014 The scab, shab, ray, or rubbers, are sometimes erysipelatous eruptions, and sometimes they are psoric or mangy ones. In the former instance they are universal and very red, occasioning a great heat and itching , and are thence called the rubbers. 1840 Farmers Mag. 1 314/1 The Scab, or the Rubbers, is a complaint so well known to every breeder, by its mischievous effect and highly contagious character, that it seems hardly necessary to describe it at length. 1914 J. P. McGowan Investig. into Dis. of Sheep called ‘Scrapie’ i. 11 The disease has existed in Britain since before the middle of the eighteenth century under such names as ‘scrapie’, ‘scratchie’, ‘rubbers’, ‘rickets’, ‘goggles’, ‘shakings’, ‘shrew-croft’, and ‘cuddie-trot’. 2008 Brain Res. Bull. 77 347/2 (table) Rub/Rubbers. England. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1779
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