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trembles
Trembles (noun) means Another name for milk sickness, a poisoning illness in livestock and people caused by eating tremetol-contaminated plants or dairy. Example: “Pioneer families sometimes lost loved ones to the trembles after cattle grazed on white snakeroot.”
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Another name for milk sickness, a poisoning illness in livestock and people caused by eating tremetol-contaminated plants or dairy.
"Pioneer families sometimes lost loved ones to the trembles after cattle grazed on white snakeroot."
How to use trembles
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old rural name for milk sickness, a once-mysterious illness traced to cows eating a poisonous plant and passing the toxin on through their milk.
When to use it
A historical or regional term rather than standard modern medical usage.
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What does “trembles” mean?
The word “trembles” means another name for milk sickness, a poisoning illness in livestock and people caused by eating tremetol-contaminated plants or dairy. In plain terms, an old rural name for milk sickness, a once-mysterious illness traced to cows eating a poisonous plant and passing the toxin on through their milk.
How do you use “trembles” in a sentence?
Here is “trembles” used in a sentence: “Pioneer families sometimes lost loved ones to the trembles after cattle grazed on white snakeroot.”
What part of speech is “trembles”?
“Trembles” is a noun.
What is the meaning of trembles?
"trembles" (noun) means another name for milk sickness, a poisoning illness in livestock and people caused by eating tremetol-contaminated plants or dairy.
