any of several nervous diseases of horses, cattle, etc., that make them stagger or
fall suddenly. Used figuratively in the lecture.
n. a disease of domestic animals such as horses and cattle, affecting the
brain and spinal
cord and
producing such
symptoms as an unsteady gait, sudden
falling, and a
state in which the
animal seems to be
blind. From this, the
term blind staggers can also be applied to people to indicate a
condition marked by dizziness and unsteadiness, accompanied by staggering-
walking or moving in an unsteady, tottering way, as if one were going to
fall over.
any of several nervous diseases of horses, cattle, etc., that make them stagger or
fall suddenly. Used figuratively in the lecture.
Guy is
having an
awful time. Practically blind staggers
type pc, you see?
-Flattening a Process (19 Mar. 64)