wasting sickness

English

Noun

wasting sickness (uncountable)

  1. wasting disease
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 300:
      "No, it's wasting sickness," she added, as she turned round to the mother with a lofty air of conviction; "it's wasting sickness!"
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