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braxy definition

braxy (brak′sē)

noun

a fatal disease of sheep caused by a bacterium (Clostridium septicum) and usually characterized by an inflamed abomasum

Etymology: ? akin to OE broc, disease

adjective

having braxy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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