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Webster 1913 Edition
Rabid
1.
Furious; raging; extremely violent.
The
Of winds that ruin ships.
rabid
flightOf winds that ruin ships.
Chapman.
2.
Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous;
as, a
. rabid
socialist3.
Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad;
as, a
. rabid
dog or fox4.
(Med.)
Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia;
as,
. rabid
virusWebster 1828 Edition
Rabid
RAB'ID
,Adj.
Furious; raging; mad; as a rabid dog or wolf. It is particularly applied to animals of the canine genus, affected with the distemper called rabies, and whose bite communicates hydrophobia.