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Not unfrequently, large portions of the comb are covered with mould, and the whole hive is rendered very offensive This dampness which causes what may be called a rot among the bees, is one of the worst enemies with which the Apiarian in a cold climate, has to contend, as it weakens or destroys many of his best colonies.— Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual
He thought it was all tommy-rot, didn't he?— There was a King in Egypt
The potato-rot, it is said, has concealed the effects of free-trade: distress in foreign nations has disabled them to purchase our manufactures in return for their rude produce; the increase of British importation has come too soon to operate as yet on their purchase of our manufactures.— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847
The atmosphere in this chamber for man and beast was impregnated with the smell of mold and dry-rot, mingled with the livelier effluvium of dirt and grime of years; but amid the malodor and mustiness, on a couch under the window, slumbered and snored the false Franciscan monk.— Under the Rose
Tommy-rot, I call it.— Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale

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