DUMMINESS

Etymology

Noun

dumminess (uncountable)

(colloquial) The quality of being silly or foolish.

(archaic) A disease in horses, characterised by immobility and a hanging position of the head, the result of acute encephalitis.

Synonyms

• (disease in horses): hydrops ventriculi

Source: Wiktionary



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