What is pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural called?
gripe — Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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