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Definition of sivvens

sivvens
Sibbens Sib"bens, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Med.) A contagious disease, endemic in Scotland, resembling the yaws. It is marked by ulceration of the throat and nose and by pustules and soft fungous excrescences upon the surface of the body. In the Orkneys the name is applied to the itch. [Written also sivvens.]
Sivvens
Sivvens Siv"vens, n. (Med.) See Sibbens.

Meaning of sivvens from wikipedia

- James Hill (30 October 1703 – 18 October 1776) was a Scottish surgeon working in Dumfries who advocated curative excision for cancer rather than the palliative...
- reason, season and seiven (seven), often written hivven, rizzon, sizzon and sivven in dialect writing. ee (vowels 2 and 11), e(Consonant)e (vowel 2). Occasionally...
- each other. To comprehend more precisely the nature of the Sibbens or Sivvens, he made a journey into Dumfries-shire and produced a good summary on the...