Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A germ-disease of bees, the seeds of which lurk in the honey, whence bees contract it.
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Examples
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"foul-brood," which is analogous to the typhus fever of man.
Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872
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“If stirring up a hive and finding foul-brood can be called good.
Final Curtain Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1935
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"I'd been on the Gate for three hours, and one would foul-brood the Queen herself after that.
Actions and Reactions Rudyard Kipling 1900
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