gallsick, noun
- Origin:
- Elliptical for gallsickness.
obs., Pathology
a. gallsickness sense 1. Also attributive.
1903 D. Blackburn Burgher Quixote 9He had a learned book from which he made medicine for gallsick for cattle.
1911 J.F. Pentz in Farmer’s Weekly 158I have heard of a ‘gallsick’ microbe, but not of a ‘lam-sick’ microbe.
b. With qualifying word: black gallsick, black-gallsickness (see gallsickness sense 2).
1911 W.O. Hart in Farmer’s Weekly 11 Oct. 158The gall was dark green and very thick, so there was no doubt that it was ‘Black Gall Sick’.
gallsickness sense 1. Also attributive.
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