Found 1 items, similar to Famine fever.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Famine fever Famine \Fam"ine\, n. [F. famine, fr. L. fames hunger; cf. Gr. ????? want, need, Skr. h[=a]ni loss, lack, h[=a] to leave.] General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution. “Worn with famine.” --Milton. [1913 Webster] There was a famine in the land. --Gen. xxvi. 1. [1913 Webster] Famine fever (Med.), typhus fever. [1913 Webster]