Definition of "gid" []

• A disease of herbivores, especially sheep, caused by the presence of the larvae of the tapeworm Multiceps multiceps in the brain and resulting in a staggering gait. Also called sturdy. (noun)

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• "It is now pretty conclusively established that they are no more Japanese than they are of any other country in particular, but that the originators of the breed were common fancy mice which were suffering from a disease of the brain analogous to the 'gid' in sheep."
• "You want a uid and gid which is not in the NIS maps and you want the account to be local to your gate machine."
• "And for them to do that, well I am speechless with gid right now."