01 n. A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice.
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A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice.(Far.)“His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows.” — Shak.
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A disease of plants, esp. of peach trees, in which the leaves turn to a yellowish color; jeterus.(Bot.)
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A group of butterflies in which the predominating color is yellow. It includes the common small yellow butterflies. Called also redhorns, and sulphurs. See Sulphur.(Zool.) Also: redhorns, sulphurs See: Sulphur