You know 'e 'ad dropsy, an' 'e swell up-oh, 'e did swell; 'is own mother wouldn't 'ave known 'im.
"Liza of Lambeth"
W. Somerset Maugham
Weakness of the womb from overdistention, as in dropsy, twins, etc.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
2. Abdominal dropsy of the fetus; normal presentation; fore limbs corded.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler