English Explanatory Dictionary

Danbury shakes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition of mercury poisoning.

Word forms

Danbury shakes

Etymology

Named from cases in Danbury, Connecticut, which had a large hat-making industry that used mercury.

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