Associations to the word «Scrapie»

Wiktionary

SCRAPIE, noun. A degenerative prion disease of sheep and goats that attacks the central nervous system.

Dictionary definition

SCRAPIE, noun. A fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley