Vocabulary Word
Word: hydrophobia
Definition: fear of water; rabies
Definition: fear of water; rabies
Sentences Containing 'hydrophobia'
cried the captain; "he never drinks it; it's a sort of fits to him; fresh water throws him into the hydrophobia; but go on--go on with the arm story."
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