kyphosis

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I was ravenous, as are all convalescent typhoids, and one of the ways in which I eked out my still slender diet was by robbing the sugar-bowl at meals.

From The After House by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

There will be diseases, too; typhoids from the disturbed drainage and insufficient water-supply; eye troubles, caused by the swarms of flies and tons of accumulated dust.

From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman

You are a good deal better off on this board floor than most of the typhoids in the camps, and we will do the best we can.

From The Web of Life by Herrick, Robert

“There are no typhoids in tomatoes fresh from the vine,” Elizabeth replied testily, and Mrs. Hunter dropped the subject.

From The Wind Before the Dawn by Munger, Dell H.

It was like leaving one world and stepping into another, so complete was the change from typhoids.

From Fanny Goes to War by Washington, Pat Beauchamp