dyspepsy

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Aunt Margery "knew where sour grass grew, which you chew for dyspepsy, and mint, excellent for the naushy, and the slippery elm . . . for raw throat and other sore tishas."

From Time Magazine Archive

That teller never quit thinkin' of his dyspepsy, but chucked the stuff right over the counter.

From Mr. Scraggs by Phillips, Henry Wallace

No, any dinner I'd get would give you compound, gallopin' dyspepsy, and I can't be responsible for your death—I love you too much.

From The Postmaster by Lincoln, Joseph C.

I'd ruther you'd have forty broken legs than the dyspepsy, 'cause when I take the pains to cook good victuals, I like to have 'em et.

From The Brass Bound Box by Horne, Diantha W.

And the way I figger it, not havin' vittles reg'lar has give me dyspepsy, and dyspepsy has made me cranky, and not safe to be squdged too fur.

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman