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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LOUPING

LOUPING Loup "ing. [From Loup to leap. ] (Veter.)

Defn: An enzoötic, often fatal, disease of sheep and other domestic animals, of unknown cause. It is characterized by muscular tremors and spasms, followed by more or less complete paralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

New American Oxford Dictionary

louping-ill

louping-ill |ˈlaʊpɪŋɪl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a viral disease attacking animals, especially sheep, which is transmitted by ticks and causes staggering and jumping. ORIGIN late Middle English: from loup (because of the symptom of spasmodic jumping ) + the noun ill .

Oxford Dictionary

louping-ill

louping-ill |ˈlaʊpɪŋɪl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a viral disease attacking animals, especially sheep, which is transmitted by ticks and causes staggering and jumping. ORIGIN late Middle English: from loup (because of the symptom of spasmodic jumping ) + the noun ill .