unthriftiness
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Intestinal obstruction, thrombo-embolic colics, unthriftiness and a weakened, anaemic condition may be caused by intestinal worms.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
Twice the public subscribed for his needs, and once, the old unthriftiness about him still, he flung away his capital and was royally penniless again.
From Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday by Henry C. Lahee
The loss due to the damage to the fleece is usually greater than that resulting from unthriftiness.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
I cannot accuse myself of either voluntary unthriftiness or neglect of my business, but there are some situations in which it seems impossible for human exertion to stem the torrent of misfortune.
From The History of Sandford and Merton by Thomas Day
The symptoms occasioned by it are rather obscure and are such as might arise from a number of other causes, namely, colicky pains, depraved appetite, diarrhea or constipation, and general unthriftiness.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
