2. Verb. (third-person singular of thump) ¹
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Definition of Thumps
1. thump [v] - See also: thump
Medical Definition of Thumps
1. 1. Spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm, or hiccups, occasionally seen in animals. 2. In swine, a type of irregular jerky breathing seen in swine influenza, in severely anaemic pigs, and in young pigs when ascarid larvae are migrating through the tissues. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thumps
Literary usage of Thumps
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pork-production by William Wesley Smith, Robert Alexander Craig (1920)
"Spasm of the diaphragm or thumps. This disease is characterized by a jerky ...
As soon as symptoms of " thumps'' are shown, the ration should be cut and the ..."
2. Things I Have Seen and People I Have Known by George Augustus Sala (1894)
"... Fewer thumps, a Singular Lack of Bumps"—The Covent Garden Pantomime in 1820 —
Za-Ze-Zi-Zo-Zoo: Animated Dominoes—Pilules dn Diable in 1839 : A Run of a ..."
3. Things I Have Seen and People I Have Known by George Augustus Sala (1894)
"... Fewer thumps, a Singular Lack of Bumps"—,The Covent Garden Pantomime in 1820 —
Xa-Ze-Zi-Zo-Zoo: Animated Dominoes—Pilules dn Diable in 1839 : A Run of a ..."
4. The Art of Taming and Educating the Horse: With Details of Management in the by Dennis Magner (1886)
"There are a great many theories and pretended cures, but I know of none worthy
of mention. thumps, OR SPASMODIC ACTION OF THE ..."
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