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Meanings of lumbago in English

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lumbago

Backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc.

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        Usage of lumbago in English
        1
        In appreciation of your telepathy I present you with some lumbago cure.
        The Auction Block
        2
        It is a valuable counter-irritant in peritonitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, lumbago, pleurodynia, etc.
        Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
        3
        But I don't ask waiters in public restaurants how their lumbago is.
        The Little Warrior
        4
        A tight-rope walker was so ill with lumbago that he could scarcely move.
        Pushing to the Front
        5
        It's too bad Dad is so laid up with his lumbago.
        Kathleen
        6
        He must have taken Grammer's pipe after all-theone that led to lumbago.
        Bunker Bean
        7
        She wondered whether Gwinnie's mother's lumbago would last over the week-end.
        The Romantic
        8
        George's lumbago was very bad, and he was unable to do any work.
        The Lure of the Labrador Wild
        9
        She's a good walker, except now and then, when she's got the lumbago.
        All Roads Lead to Calvary
        10
        A miserable, dirty little place, where you'll catch your death of lumbago, mother.
        He Knew He Was Right
        11
        Cinnamond is still in bed with lumbago, whilst Major Weir is staying behind too.
        Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie / (commanding 1st Batt...
        12
        The letter was evidently written by a man with lumbago.
        Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman
        13
        A day or two before I was seized with lumbago.
        An Iron Will
        14
        Ain't a thing the matter with him, but the lumbago.
        Calvary Alley
        15
        He said he was a bit troubled with his lumbago, but otherwise fairly well.
        Sisters
        16
        Robert's mother discoursed to her happily concerning marmalade and lumbago.
        The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million
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