VERMINATION

Etymology

Noun

vermination (usually uncountable, plural verminations)

(archaic) The generation or breeding of vermin.

(archaic) A griping of the bowels.

Source: Wiktionary


Ver`mi*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. verminatio the worms, a disease of animals, a crawling, itching pain.]

1. The generation or breeding of vermin. Derham.

2. A griping of the bowels.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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