milt-sick
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3ADJ.
roe-sick
VERB + MILT-SICK
remedies
MILT-SICK + NOUN
blood-poisoning, unsight
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adj
Having a disease of the spleen.
Each buss-master shall diligently attend to the sorting of the fish, by separating the full from the poor ones, and not mixing the sound with the night-refuse, roe-sick, milt-sick, stinking or unsightly herrings; […]
Sir,—In the Agricultural Journal of the 16th ult. appears a lengthy letter signed by Mr. Andrew Smith, treating on the symptoms and remedies for Milt-sick Blood-poisoning.
Having anthrax (milt-sickness).
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3Each buss-master shall diligently attend to the sorting of the fish, by separating the full from the poor ones, and not mixing the sound with the night-refuse, roe-sick, milt-sick, stinking or unsight
WiktionarySir,—In the Agricultural Journal of the 16th ult. appears a lengthy letter signed by Mr. Andrew Smith, treating on the symptoms and remedies for Milt-sick Blood-poisoning.
WiktionaryAll herrings which in the re-packing, whether at sea or after arrival in Holland, require to be heightened (filled up), must only be filled up with herrings of the same night's taking and assortment;
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