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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: ¹scrape Date: 1910 a usually fatal spongiform encephalopathy especially of sheep that is caused by a prion and is characterized by twitching, intense itching, excessive thirst, emaciation, weakness, and finally paralysis

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a viral disease of sheep involving the central nervous system and characterized by lack of coordination causing affected animals to rub against trees etc. for support.