(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:27:59

Er"go*tism (?), n. [F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo.]

A logical deduction.

[Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

 

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Er"got*ism (?), n. [From Ergot, n.; cf. F. ergotisme.] Med.

A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus.

 

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