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Campylobacter foetus venerealis (medicine) and gas(3) (iou)


Campylobacter foetus venerealis (medicine)


Campylobacter foetus venerealis


A subspecies causing a venereal disease of cattle characterised by infertility and early embryonic death.


gas(3) (iou)



gas verb1. [gas] Infl. -ss-. M19.
[from GAS noun1.]
verb trans. Pass (a fabric) through a gas-flame to remove superfluous fibres. M19.
a. verb trans. Deceive by idle or boastful talk. colloq. M19.
b. verb intrans. Talk idly or boastfully. colloq. M19.
M. Gordon All those others gassing on about volume and the picture plane. S. King Sometimes he couldn't tell when Mary was serious and when she was just gassing.
c. verb trans. Excite, thrill, impress. slang (orig. US). M20.
L. Armstrong Just the same the game gassed me.
verb trans. Supply with gas; spec. inflate (an airship) with gas. L19.
verb trans. Expose to gas, esp. deliberately so as to cause death, injury, or unconciousness. (Earlier as GASSED ppl adjective 1.) E20.
H. Williamson Phillip wondered if he had been gassed, for his face was the colour of rotten eggs.
verb intrans. Of a storage battery or dry cell: give off gas. E20.