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rock fever

rock fever noun: a sense of isolation or confinement felt by mainlanders on islands.

Noun

rock fever (uncountable)

  1. (informal) A sense of isolation or confinement felt by mainlanders on islands.
  2. (obsolete) Brucellosis.

Questions about rock fever

What does rock fever mean?
Rock fever means a sense of isolation or confinement felt by mainlanders on islands.
What part of speech is rock fever?
Rock fever is a noun.

Words near rock fever in the dictionary

  1. rock face
  2. rock faces
  3. rock fall
  4. rock falls
  5. Rock Ferry
  6. rock fever
  7. rock fish
  8. rock fishes
  9. Rock Flat
  10. rock flour
  11. rock flours

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