megrim

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The late Dr. Monro asserted in his lectures, that he cured the hemicrania, or megrim, by a strong vomit, and a brisk purge immediately after it.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

Among others are these words: chapellin', chanch, coxy, corchey, dawnin', fettle, franzy, gell, megrim, nattering, nesh, overrun, queechy, plash.

From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by Cooke, George Willis

One of his lampoons had almost cost him a procession at the cart's tail; nor did he either spare friend or foe, if the megrim of abuse once seized him.

From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III by Cibber, Theophilus

And intellectually, it would seem to be the result of a bad quarter of an hour of the author: a megrim of the soul.

From Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities by Burton, Richard

"As you refuse to hearken to the voice of common sense, and afflict yourself with a megrim, I leave you to your fate."

From Rossmoyne by Unknown