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feerie

nounanimals

contagious disease causing severe diarrhoea

A disease; originally a fever-like illness affecting dogs (distemper), later used of contagious outbreaks—particularly ones causing diarrhoea.

Example in use

Da feerie's rinnin roond the toon.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/FEER-ee/

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Origin & context

scotsarchaicneutral

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