Bible Dictionaries
Hydrophobia

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and construction in the throat, causing difficulty in deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness.

(2):

(n.) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hydrophobia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hydrophobia.html. 1828.