shipping fever meaning
UK /ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈfiːvə/ US /ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈfivɚ/ 4 syllables
shipping fever (noun): a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market).
Definition of shipping fever
- a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market)
Synonyms: shipping pneumonia
Type of: animal disease, blood poisoning
How to pronounce shipping fever
shipping fever is pronounced /ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈfiːvə/ in British English and /ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈfivɚ/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.
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