milk sick
/ˈmɪlkˌsɪk/
noun
- A disease in humans caused by drinking milk from cows that have eaten a poisonous plant, causing weakness and vomiting.
- Abraham Lincoln's mother died from milk-sick, which was common in frontier areas.
- Farmers learned to keep cows away from white snakeroot to prevent milk-sick.
- In the 1800s, many settlers in the Midwest suffered from milk-sick after drinking contaminated milk.