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French ache(s):

Or: French-crown / French-disease / French-fever / French-goods / French-gout / French-measles / French-mole / French-pig / French-pox , obsolete term for a venereal-disease , syphilis , gonorrhoea, etc., from a time when such diseases were blamed on foreigners, particularly those from Latin countries. See syphilis for synonyms.
See Also: English malady, French ache(s), French crown, French disease, French fever, French goods, French gout, French measles, French pig, French pox

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