English Explanatory Dictionary

louping ill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An enzootic and often fatal viral disease of sheep and other domestic animals, spread by ticks. It is characterized by muscular tremors and spasms, followed by more or less complete paralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

Word forms

louping ill louping-ill louping

Etymology

From Scots loup (“to leap”), since affected sheep would spring into the air.

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