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 Thirst \Thirst\ (th[~e]rst), n. [OE. thirst, [thorn]urst, AS.
   [thorn]urst, [thorn]yrst; akin to D. dorst, OS. thurst, G.
   durst, Icel. [thorn]orsti, Sw. & Dan. t["o]rst, Goth.
   [thorn]a['u]rstei thirst, [thorn]a['u]rsus dry, withered,
   [thorn]a['u]rsie[thorn] mik I thirst, ga[thorn]a['i]rsan to
   wither, L. torrere to parch, Gr. te`rsesqai to become dry,
   tesai`nein to dry up, Skr. t[.r]sh to thirst. [root]54. Cf.
   {Torrid}.]
   1. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a
      craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or
      by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which
      arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane;
      hence, the condition producing this sensation.
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            Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out
            of Egypt, to kill us, and our children . . . with
            thirst?                               --Ex. xvii. 3.
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            With thirst, with cold, with hunger so confounded.
                                                  --Chaucer.
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   2. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or
      longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst
      for gold. "Thirst of worldy good." --Fairfax. "The thirst
      I had of knowledge." --Milton.
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