louping

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louping - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Louping \Loup"ing\n. [From Loup to leap.] (Veter.)
     An enzo["o]tic, often fatal, disease of sheep and other
     domestic animals, of unknown cause. It is characterized by
     muscular tremors and spasms, followed by more or less
     complete paralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation
     of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]