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Ague
King James Dictionary
A'GUE, n. a'gu,
1. The cold fit which precedes a fever, or a paroxysm of fever in intermittents. It is accompanied with shivering.
2. Chilliness a chill, or state of shaking with cold, though in health.
3. It is used for a periodical fever, an intermittent, whether quotidian, tertian, or quartan. In this case, the word, which signifies the preceding cold fit, is used for the disease.
A'GUE, To cause a shivering in to strike with a cold fit.
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Entry for 'Ague'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/a/ague.html.