Meaning of Barcoo rot | Babel Free

Definitions

An ulcerous skin condition, apparently endemic to tropical or desert climates.

Australia, informal, uncountable

Examples

“The infection does not spread from one to another among the troops, and barcoo rot affects men living in solitude.”

“Colonel CJ Martin gives some observations on " barcoo rot." This is a very loosely applied term. The original "barcoo rot," as experienced by the older bushmen, was scurvy pure and simple.”

“Add Barcoo rot to the torment and it was little wonder some boys came down with fever. Barcoo rot is a dreaded infection in the Barcoo and Thomson watersheds and it spreads voraciously in the humid summer months.”

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