An extremely fatal infectious disease, occurring among members of the canine family, communicable to man and other animals by inoculation, as by the bite of a rabid animal; popularly called hydrophobia.
This dachshund is In one foot crippled, rabies from his sires Lies dormant in him, in a day of heat Froth from his mouth will break, his eyes will roll Like buttons made of pearl with glints of green. – Domesday Book by Edgar Lee Masters