2 entries 1 source

Gout

Open directly

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A drop; a clot or coagulation. On thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood. Shak.

2. A constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms. It constists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost always attacks first the great toe, next the smaller joints, after which, it may attack the greater articulations. It is attended with various sympathettic phenomena, particularly in the digestive organs. It may also attack internal organs, as the stomach, the intestines, etc. Dunglison.

3. A disease of cornstalks. See Corn fly, under Corn. Cout stones. See Chalkstone, n., 2.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2

Part of speech: noun (n.)

Taste; relish.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

Keyboard shortcuts

Search or jump to a reference
K
Previous / next chapter
Previous / next verse
kj
Favorite selected verse
f
Cycle selected verse highlight
h
Note on selected verse
n
Copy selected verse link
y
Open word study for selected verse
w
Open book picker
g
Switch translation
t
Toggle study panel
s
Desk Guide / Word / My
123
Close panels and menus
Esc
This sheet
?