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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Yellows \Yel"lows\, n.
   1. (Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep,
      causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice.
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            His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the
            yellows.                              --Shak.
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   2. (Bot.) A disease of plants, esp. of peach trees, in which
      the leaves turn to a yellowish color; jeterus.
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   3. (Zool.) A group of butterflies in which the predominating
      color is yellow. It includes the common small yellow
      butterflies. Called also redhorns, and sulphurs. See
      Sulphur.
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