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stomach staggers

stomach staggers noun: the swelling of an animal's (usually, a horse) stomach with food or gas, resulting in indigestion and sometimes death.

Noun

stomach staggers (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The swelling of an animal's (usually, a horse) stomach with food or gas, resulting in indigestion and sometimes death.

Questions about stomach staggers

What does stomach staggers mean?
Stomach staggers means the swelling of an animal's (usually, a horse) stomach with food or gas, resulting in indigestion and sometimes death.
What part of speech is stomach staggers?
Stomach staggers is a noun.

Words near stomach staggers in the dictionary

  1. stomach linings
  2. stomach oil
  3. stomach oils
  4. stomach pump
  5. stomach pumps
  6. stomach staggers
  7. stomach sweetbread
  8. stomach sweetbreads
  9. stomach ulcer
  10. stomach ulcers
  11. stomach vacuum

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