Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A wasting away or consumption of the body by disease; emaciation; tabescence; tabes.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A wasting away; a gradual losing of flesh by disease.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun archaic A gradual loss of flesh due to disease.

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  • Casting a spell on someone that turns them into a pussycat.

    No, not really; it means wasting away or emaciation.

    December 11, 2008