The Only Use of "typhoid" in "The Grapes of Wrath"

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The Only Use

typhoid
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The Grapes of Wrath
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They's typhoid down the line.†
Chpt 19

typhoid = a serious intestinal infection caused by contaminated food or water

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(1) (typhoid)
a serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by contaminated food or water

Environmental sanitation has virtually eliminated typhoid from the developed world, but worldwide it is still thought to infect millions and kill tens of thousands each year.

Typhoid may also be called enteric fever.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)