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lady's fever

lady's fever is the alternative spelling of ladies' fever.

Meaning of ladies' fever

Noun

ladies' fever (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Syphilis.
    • He asked all the sailors whether they had ‘Lady’s Fever’[.]1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 90

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What is lady's fever the alternative spelling of?
Lady's fever is the alternative spelling of ladies' fever.

Words near lady's fever in the dictionary

  1. lady's bower
  2. lady's chair
  3. lady's cloth
  4. lady's comb
  5. lady's cushion
  6. lady's fever
  7. lady's finger
  8. lady's fingers
  9. lady's foxglove
  10. lady's garters
  11. lady's hair

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