sweating sickness

1. 1.

   a disease of cattle (especially calves)

   Broaderanimal disease
2. 2.

   epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality

   Synonymsmiliary fever

   Broaderinfectious disease

Questions about sweating sickness

What does sweating sickness mean?

sweating sickness means "a disease of cattle (especially calves)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.