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kwarkabus

nounanimals

Dropsical throat swelling in sheep

A sheep disease that produces a fluid-filled (dropsical) swelling in the throat area.

Example in use

Da yow's got kwarkabus, gie da vet a ca'.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/KWAR-kah-bus/

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