keil sick, keil sickness, noun phrase
- Forms:
- Also kiel sick.
- Origin:
- Englished form of South African Dutch geilsiekte.
obs., Pathology
geilsiekte sense 1.
1838 J. Collett Diary. I. 23 JulyLost during my absence 3 Ewes in Lamb + 1 Wether from Keil Sick thro feeding in Delange Valey.
c1881 A. Douglass Ostrich Farming 137The known diseases of Ostriches can be conveniently divided into simple and complex: the simple being those where the cause and effect are easily perceived and directly connected, such as..hoven or keil sickness, resulting from eating a great quantity of very young grass.
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